Category 1: cell structure and function
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4B investigate and explain cellular processes, including homeostasis and transport of molecules
4C compare the structures of viruses to cells, describe viral reproduction, and describe The Role of viruses in causing diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and influenza
5a describe the stages of the cell cycle, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication and mitosis, and the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms
4A; compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including their complexity, And compare and contrast scientific explanations for cellular complexity.
5B; DESCRIBE THE ROLES OF DNA, RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA), AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN CELL DIFFERENTIATION
5C; RECOGNIZE THAT DISRUPTIONS OF THE CELL CYCLE LEAD TO DISEASES SUCH AS CANCER
Category 2: Mechanisms of genetics
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6a identify components of DNA, identify how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA, and examine scientific explanations for the origin of DNA
6e dentify and illustrate changes in DNA and evaluate the significance of these changes
6f predict possible outcomes of various genetic combinations such as monohybrid Crossess, dihybrid crossess, and non‐Mendelian inheritance
6b recognize that components that make up the genetic code are common to all organisms
6C EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE AND pROCESS OF TRANSCRIPTIONS AND TRANSLATION USING MODELS OF DNA AND RNA
6D RECOGNIZE THAT GENE EXPRESSION IS A REGULATED PROCESS
6G RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MEIOSIS TO SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Category 3: Biological Evolution and classification
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7a analyze and evaluate how evidence of common ancestry among groups is provided by the fossil record, biogeography, and homologies, including anatomical, molecular, and developmental
7B ANALYZE AND EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF NATURAL SELECTION TO ADAPTATION AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIVERSITY IN AND AMONG SPECIES
8B CATEGORIZE ORGANISMS USING A HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES SHARED AMONG GROUPS
7b examine scientific explanations of abrupt appearance and stasis in the fossil record
7C ANALYZE AND EVALUATE HOW NATURAL SELECTION PRODUCES CHANGE IN POPULATIONS, NOT INDIVIDUALS
7D 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
7F ANALYZE OTHER EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS, INCLUDING GENETIC DRIFT, GENE FLOW, MUTATION, AND RECOMBINATION
8A DEFINE TAXONOMY AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A STANDARDIZED TAXONOMIC system to the scientific community.
8C COMPARE CHARACTERISTICS OF TAXONOMIC GROUPS, INCLUDING ARCHAEA, BACTERIA, PROTISTS, FUNGI, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS
Category 4: Biological processes and systems
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9A compare the functions of different types of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
10A DESCRIBE THE INTERACTIONS THAT OCCUR AMONG SYSTEMS THAT PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF REGULATION, NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, REPRODUCTION, AND DEFENSE FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS IN ANIMALS
10B DESCRIBE THE INTERACTIONS THAT OCCUR AMONG SYSTEMS THAT PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF TRANSPORT, REPRODUCTION, AND RESPONSE IN PLANTS
9b compare the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in terms of energy, energy conversions, and matter
9C identify and investigate the role of enzymes
10c analyze the levels of organization in biological systems and relate the levels to each other and to the whole system
Category 5: Interdependence within environmental systems
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11B describe how events and processes that occur during ecological succession can change populations and species diversity
12A INTERPRET RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING PREDATION, PARASITISM, COMMENSALISM, MUTUALISM, AND COMPETITION, AMONG ORGANISMS
12C ANALYZE THE FLOW OF MATTER AND ENERGY THROUGH TROPHIC LEVELS USING VARIOUS MODELS, INCLUDING FOOD CHAINS, FOOD WEBS, AND ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS
12E DESCRIBE HOW ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE CAN IMPACT ECOSYSTEM STABILITY
11a summarize the role of microorganisms in both maintaining and disrupting the health of both organisms and ecosystems
12B COMPARE VARIATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISMS IN DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS
12D DESCRIBE THE FLOW OF MATTER THROUGH THE CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLES AND EXPLAIN THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISRUPTING THESE CYCLES