Biology
Fall Semester | ||||||||
Unit Title | Science of Biology | Systems Interactions | Biomolecules | Cells & Viruses | Cell Transport | Energy Transformation | DNA & Replication | Cell Cycle |
Time | ~1 week | ~3 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~2 weeks |
Understandings | Use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
Organize quantitative and qualitative data using scatter plots, line graphs, bar graphs, charts, data tables, digital tools, diagrams, scientific drawings, and student-prepared models
Develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models and consistent with scientific ideas, principles, and theories; | Analyze the interactions that occur among the body systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals.
Explain how the interactions that occur among plant systems that perform functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants are facilitated by their structures.
| Relate the functions of different types of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, to the structure and function of a cell.
Investigate and explain the role of enzymes in facilitating cellular processes
Analyze the interactions that occur among body systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals (digestive, circulatory, endocrine systems)
| Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including their complexity, and compare and contrast scientific explanations for cellular complexity.
Relate the functions of different types of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, to the structure and function of a cell.
Compare the structures of viruses to cells and explain how viruses spread and cause disease.
Analyze the interactions that occur among body systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals;
| Relate the functions of different types of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, to the structure and function of a cell.
Investigate homeostasis through the cellular transport of molecules.
Analyze the interactions that occur among body systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or illness in animals (circulatory, digestive, excretory systems)
| Explain how matter is conserved and energy is transferred during photosynthesis and cellular respiration using models, including the chemical equations for these processes.
| Explain the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms, including an overview of the stages of the cell cycle and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication models.
Identify components of DNA, explain how the nucleotide sequence specifies some traits of an organism, and examine scientific explanations for the origin of DNA.
Discuss the importance of molecular technologies such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and genetic engineering that are applicable in current research and engineering practices.
| Explain the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms, including an overview of the stages of the cell cycle and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication models.
Relate disruptions of the cell cycle to how they lead to the development of diseases such as cancer.
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TEKS | B.1B, B.1F, B.3A | B.12A, B12B | B.5A, B.11B, B.12A | B.5B, B.5D, B.12A | B.5A, B.5C, B.12A | B.11A | B.6A, B.7A, B.7D | B.6A, B.6C |
Skills TEKS | B.1A-H, B.2A-D, B.3A-C, B.4A-C | |||||||
Spring Semester | ||||||
Unit Title | Gene Expression | Genetics | Evolution | Ecosystem Stability | Recursive Learning | STEM Careers |
Time | ~3 weeks | ~3 weeks | ~3 weeks | ~3 weeks | ~2 weeks | ~3 weeks |
Understandings | Explain the process of cell specialization through cell differentiation, including the role of environmental factors.
Describe the significance of gene expression and explain the process of protein synthesis (transcription and translation) using models of DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA.
Identify and illustrate changes in DNA and evaluate the significance of these changes.
Discuss the importance of molecular technologies such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and genetic engineering that are applicable in current research and engineering practices.
| Analyze the significance of chromosome reduction, independent assortment, and crossing over during meiosis in increasing diversity in populations of organisms that reproduce sexually.
Predict possible outcomes of various genetic combinations using monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, including non-Mendelian traits of incomplete dominance, codominance, sex-linked traits, and multiple alleles. | Analyze and evaluate how evidence of common ancestry among groups is provided by the fossil record, biogeography, and homologies, including anatomical, molecular, and developmental.
Examine scientific explanations for varying rates of change such as gradualism, abrupt appearance, and stasis in the fossil record.
Analyze and evaluate how natural selection produces change in populations and not in individuals.
Analyze and evaluate how the elements of natural selection, including inherited variation, the potential of a population to produce more offspring than can survive, and a finite supply of environmental resources, result in differential reproductive success
Analyze and evaluate how natural selection may lead to speciation
Analyze evolutionary mechanisms other than natural selection, including genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and genetic recombination, and their effect on the gene pool of a population | Investigate and evaluate how ecological relationships, including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism, and competition, influence ecosystem stability;
Analyze how ecosystem stability is affected by disruptions to the cycling of matter and flow of energy through trophic levels using models;
Explain the significance of the carbon and nitrogen cycles to ecosystem stability and analyze the consequences of disrupting these cycles; and
Explain how environmental change, including change due to human activity, affects biodiversity and analyze how changes in biodiversity impact ecosystem stability.
| Students will revisit the essential learning standards for Biology by practicing how to analyze, explain, and apply biological concepts they have learned throughout the course to demonstrate understanding. . | Content learned throughout the year will be applied in various research and laboratory activities.
Relate the impact of past and current research on scientific thought and society, including research methodology, cost-benefit analysis, and contributions of diverse scientists as related to the content
Research and explore resources such as museums, libraries, professional organizations, private companies, online platforms, and mentors employed in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field in order to investigate STEM careers.
Discuss the importance of molecular technologies such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and genetic engineering that are applicable in current research and engineering practices.
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TEKS | B.6B, B.7B, B.7C, B.7D | B.8A, B.8B | B.9.A, B.9.B, B.10.A, B.10.B, B.10.C, B.10.D | B.13.A, B.13.B, B.13.C, B.13.D | ALL | B.4.B, B.4.C, B.7.D |
Skills TEKS | B.1A-H, B.2A-D, B.3A-C, B.4A-C | |||||