| BB20# | GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) | Bozeman Instructional Videos | Khan Academy Practice Use the “Skill Check” to assess your understanding and view the videos to support your learning Crash Course Biology |
| 1 | SB1. a. Explain the role of cell organelles for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including the cell membrane, in maintaining homeostasis and cell reproduction. | A Tour of the Cell Cell Division
Cell Membranes
Cellular Organelles Cellular Specialization
Cellular Variation
Compartmentalization The Cell Membrane Transport Across the Cell Membranes Why Are Cells Small | Active Transport Cellular Transport Skill Check Bulk Transport Introduction to Cells Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells Plant Cell Walls Plasma Membrane Structure of a Cell Skill Check Tour of a Eukaryotic Cell |
| 2 | SB1. b. Explain how enzymes function as catalysts. | Enzymes | Enzyme Regulation Introduction to Enzymes |
| 3 | SB1. c. Identify the function of the four major macromolecules (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids). | Biological Molecules
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Molecules of Life
Nucleic Acids Polymers Proteins | Carbohydrates Lipids Macromolecules Skill Check Nucleic Acids Proteins |
| 4 | SB1. d. Explain the impact of water on life processes (i.e., osmosis, diffusion). | Osmosis Demo Water & Life
Water - A Polar Molecule | Acids, Bases & pH Diffusion & Osmosis Hydrogen Bonding in Water Membranes & Transport Passive Transport Properties of Water Skill Check |
| 5 | SB2. a. Distinguish between DNA and RNA. b. Explain the role of DNA in storing and transmitting cellular information. | DNA & RNA - Part 1
DNA & RNA - Part 2
DNA Replication What is DNA?
What are Chromosomes? | Alleles and genes DNA Molecular Basis of Genetics Molecular Structure of DNA |
| 6 | 6) SB2. c. Using Mendel’s laws, explain the role of meiosis in reproductive variability. | Beginner's Guide to Punnett Squares Blood Types Chromosomal Inheritance Genetics Genetic Variation
Mendelian Genetics Genotypes & Phenotypes Probability in Genetics | Chromosomal Basis of Genetics Classical Genetics Skill Check Mendelian Genetics Variations on Mendelian Genetics IXL: Identify inherited and acquired traits IXL: Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement IXL: Match offspring to parents using inherited traits IXL: Read an animal pedigree chart IXL: Read a plant pedigree chart |
| 7 | SB2. d. Describe the relationships between changes in DNA and potential appearance of new traits including: Alterations during replication, Insertion, Deletion, Substitution, Mutagenic factors that can alter DNA, High energy radiation f. Examine the use of DNA technology in forensics, medicine, and agriculture. | Epigenetics DNA Fingerprinting Genotype Expression Molecular Biology
Mutations Secret of Life
Signal Transmission & Gene Expression
Transcription & Translation | DNA Replication & RNA Transcription and Translation |
| 8 | SB2. e. Compare the advantages of sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction in different situations | Cell Cycle, Mitosis & Meiosis Diploid vs Haploid Meiosis
Phases of Meiosis
Mitosis
Phases of Mitosis | Cancer Cell Division Skill Check Cell Cycle & Mitosis Introduction to Cell Division Meiosis |
| 9 | SB3. a. Explain the cycling of energy through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. | Anaerobic Respiration
ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate Life Requires Free Energy Photosynthesis & Respiration | ATP and reaction coupling Introduction to Cellular Respiration Photosynthesis Steps of Cellular Respiration Variations on Cellular Respiration |
| 10 | 10) SB3. b. Compare how structures and function vary between the six groups (archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals). | Archaea
Bacteria Eukarya
Fungi Protists | Taxonomy and the Tree of Life |
| 11 | SB3. c. Examine the evolutionary basis of modern classification systems. | Classification of Life Three Domains of Life | IXL: Read scientific names IXL: Origins of scientific names IXL: Use scientific names to classify organisms |
| 12 | 12) SB3. d. Compare and contrast viruses with living organisms. | Viruses | |
| 13 | SB4. a. Investigate the relationships among organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes. | Communities
Ecosystem Change
Ecosystems Hierarchy of Life Niche | Community Ecology |
| 14 | SB4. b. Explain the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems by -Arranging components of a food chain according to energy flow. -Comparing the quantity of energy in the steps of an energy pyramid. -Explaining the need for cycling of major nutrients (C, O, H, N, P). | Biogeochemical Cycling Environmental Matter Exchange | Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles Links in the Chain Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles |
| 15 | 15) SB4. c. Relate environmental conditions to successional changes in ecosystems. d. Assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water and power consumption. | Ecological Succession Greenhouse Effect | 5 Human Impacts on the Environment Conservation & Restoration Ecology Ecological Succession: Change is Good Pollution |
| 16 | 16) SB4. e. Relate plant adaptations, including tropisms, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions. f. Relate animal adaptations, including behaviors, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions. | Animals Finding Stomata
Plants
Plant & Animal Defense Plant Control
Plant Nutrition & Transport
Plant Structure | IXL: Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts IXL: Identify plant parts and their functions IXL: How do plants make food? IXL: Identify flower parts and their functions IXL: Flowering plant and conifer life cycles IXL: Moss and fern life cycles IXL: Circulation and respiration IXL: Digestion IXL: Removing waste |
| 17 | SB5. a. Trace the history of the theory. | Origin of Life - Scientific Evidence | |
| 18 | 18SB5. b. Explain the history of life in terms of biodiversity, ancestry, and the rates of evolution. | Abiogenesis Phylogenetics | |
| 19 | SB5. c. Explain how fossil and biochemical evidence support the theory. | Endosymbiosis Evidence for Evolution
Evidence for Evolution II | IXL: Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis IXL: Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers |
| 20 | SB5. d. Relate natural selection to changes in organisms. e. Recognize the role of evolution to biological resistance (pesticide and antibiotic resistance) | Examples of Natural Selection Natural Selection Speciation | Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection |
| Science Practices/Characteristics of Science | SCSh3. Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically. | Scientific Method | |