Chapter 3 - Genetics: The Science of Heredity

Section 1 - Mendel's Work

• Describe the results of Mendel's experiments

• Identify what controls the inheritance of traits in organisms

Section 2 - Probability and Heredity

• Define probability and describe how it helps explain the results of genetics crosses

• Explain what is meant by genotype and phenotype

• Tell what codominance is

Section 4 - The DNA Connection 

• Explain what forms the genetic code

• Describe how a cell produces proteins

• Identify how mutations can affect an organism

Chapter 2 - Cell Processes and Energy

Section 1 - Photosynthesis

• Explain how the sun supplies living things with the energy they need

• Describe what happens during the process of photosynthesis

Section 2 - Cellular Respiration

• Describe the events that occur during respiration

• Tell what fermentation is

Chapter 1 - Cell Structure and Function

Section 1 - Discovering Cells

• Tell what cells are

• Explain how the invention of the microscope contributed to scientists' understanding of living things

• State the cell theory

• Describe how microscopes produce magnified images

Section 2 - Looking Inside Cells

• Identify the role of the cell wall and the cell membrane in the cell

• Describe the functions of cell organelles

• Explain how cells are organized in many-celled organisms

• Tell how bacterial cells differ from plant and animal cells

• Describe the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells