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1.2 Big Idea 1: Evolution - the Unifying Concept in Biology

1. Explain the relationship between the process of natural selection and evolutionary change.

2. Understand the basics of taxonomic classification. 

3. Distinguish between the three domains of life.

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1.3 Big Idea 2: Energy and Molecular Building Blocks

1. Identify the ultimate energy sources for almost all life on Earth.

2. Define the term homeostasis.

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1.4 Big Idea 3: Information Storage, Transmission, and Response

1. Provide an example of how living things respond to their environment.

2. Explain how modifications are passed down through generations. 

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1.5 Big Idea 4: Interdependent Relationships

1. Describe the difference in the movement of energy and matter through a community food chain.

2. Describe why cooperation of various organs is necessary to complete a job within the body. 

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1.6 The AP Science Practices and the Process of Science

1.  Identify the components of the scientific method.

2. Distinguish between a theory and a hypothesis, 

3. Analyze a scientific experiment and identify the hypothesis, experiment, control groups and conclusions. 

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