EOC REVIEW

Characteristics of and Interactions of Living Organisms

1. Identify cell differentiation (Flash)
2. Explain interrelationships between photosynthesis and respiration (reactant and products only)
3. Determine factors that affect the processes of photosynthesis and respiration (excludes light intensity)
4. Identify homeostasis and its effect on cellular activities
5. Identify the causes of mutations in DNA and explain the possible effects on the organism
6. Describe the chemical and structural properties of DNA
7. Recognize that DNA codes for proteins, which are expressed as the heritable characteristics of an organism
8. Compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis (excludes identification of steps)
9. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction within a population
10. Identify diploid and haploid chromosome number
11. Explain how daughter cells compare to the original parent cell
12. Explain how genotypes contribute to phenotypic variation within a species
13. Explain the chemical and physical interactions between organelles as they carry out life processes

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Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Membranes and Transport

Structure of Cells

Cell Division

Classical and Molecular Genetics

DNA and the Genetic Material

Central Dogma (Dna- RNA- Protein)

Gene Regulation

Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with Their Environment

1. Identify and explain limiting factors (abiotic and biotic) that may affect carrying capacity

Scientific Inquiry

1. Formulate a testable hypothesis
2. Identify constants and variables in an investigation
3. Determine the appropriate tools and techniques to collect, analyze, and interpret data
4. Determine scientific conclusion based on observations
5. Identify factors required to make investigative results reliable
6. Analyze quantitative data
7. Design scientific investigations consisting of at least three steps
8. Explain why accurate records and replications are essential for experimental credibility (include peer review)
9. Communicate procedures and results of investigation

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Scientific Method

1. Describe how a natural environmental event impacts diversity in an ecosystem

1. Explain the impact human activity may have on the diversity of different species in an ecosystem human
2. Predict the energy flow in a food web
3. Explain the natural and/or human factors that may lead to the extinction of a species
4. Given a scenario describing an environmental change, hypothesize why a given species was unable to survive

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Ecology

Biodiversity and Conservation