| Component
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Benchmark 1
(4th grade)
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Benchmark 2
(7th grade)
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Benchmark 3 (10th grade) |
| 1.1 use properties to identify, describe,
and categorize substances, materials, and objects
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| Life Science: Basis of
biological diversity |
distinguish living organisms from nonliving
objects, and use characteristics to sort common organisms
into plant and animal groups |
categorize plants and animals into groups
according to how they accomplish life processes and by
similarities and differences in external and internal
structures |
classify organisms into distinct groups
according to structural, cellular, biochemical, and
genetic characteristics |
Genetics Concept
|
1 |
1,3,6
|
1,3,6
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| 1.2 recognize the components, structure,
and organization of systems and the interconnections
within and among them |
| Systems
|
identify the parts of a system, how the
parts go together, and how they depend on each other
|
describe how the parts of a system interact
and influence each other |
analyze systems, including the inputs and
outputs of a system and its subsystems |
|
Genetics Concept
|
1,4,6
|
1,3,4,6,7
|
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
|
| Life Science: Structure
and organization of living systems |
know that living things are composed of
parts made of cells |
know that specialized cells within
multicellular organisms form different kinds of tissues,
organs, and organ systems to carry out life functions
|
understand that specific genes regulate the
functions performed by structures within the cells of
multicellular organisms |
|
Genetics Concept
|
6 |
6 |
5,6 |
| Life Science: Molecular
basis of heredity |
describe the life cycles of plants and
animals, and recognize the differences between inherited
and acquired characteristics |
understand that all living things reproduce
and pass on genetic information, and that an
organism’s characteristics are determined by both
genetic and environmental influences |
describe how genetic information (DNA) in
the cell is controlled at the molecular level, and
provides genetic continuity between generations |
|
Genetics Concept |
1,4 |
1,2,3,4,5,6
|
1,2,3,4,5,6
|
| Life Science: Human
biology |
understand the organization and function of
human body structures and internal organs, and how they
work together |
identify and describe human life functions,
and the interconnecting organ systems necessary to
maintain human life such as digestion, respiration,
reproduction,circulation, excretion, movement, disease
prevention, control, and coordination |
compare and contrast the specialized
structural and functional systems that regulate human
growth and development, and maintain health |
|
Genetics Concept |
1 |
1,6 |
1,2,3,5,6
|
|
1.3 understand
interactions within and among systems cause changes in
matter and energy
|
|
Life Science: Biological evolution
|
know that fossil records show patterns of
structural change in organisms over time |
describe how biological evolution accounts
for species diversity, adaptation, natural selection,
extinction, and change in organisms over time |
investigate and examine the scientific
evidence used to develop theories for evolution,
speciation, adaptation, and biological diversity |
|
Genetics Concept |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Life science: Interdependence of life | describe how an organism’s behavior and ability to survive is influenced by its environment, other life forms, and availability of food and/or other resources | explain how organisms interact with their environment and with other organisms to acquire energy, cycle matter, influence behavior, and establish competitive or mutually beneficial relationships | compare and contrast the complex factors (biotic and abiotic) that affect living organisms’ interactions in biomes, ecosystems, communitites, and populations |
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Genetics Concept | 4,7 | 4,7 | 1,2,3,5,6 |
