Chapter 4 - Modern Genetics

Section 1 - Human Inheritance

• Identify some patterns of inheritance in humans

• Describe the functions of the sex chromosomes

• Explain the relationship between genes and the environment

Section 2 - Human Genetic Disorders

• Identify two major causes of genetics disorders in humans

• Explain how geneticists trace the inheritance of traits

• Describe how genetic disorders are diagnosed and treated

Section 3 - Advances in Genetics

• Describe three ways of producing organisms with desired traits

• State the goal of the Human Genome Project

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 3 - The Cell and Inheritance

• Describe the role chromosomes play in inheritance

• Identify the events that occur during meiosis

• Explain the relationship between chromosomes and genes

Section 4 - The DNA Connection

• Explain what forms the genetics code

• Describe how a cell produces protein

• 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 - Respiration

• Describe the events that occur during respiration

• Tell what fermentation is

Section 3 - Cell Division

• Identify the events that take place during the three stages of the cell cycle

• Explain how the structure of DNA helps account for the way in which DNA copies itself

Section 4 - Cancer

• Explain how cancer is related to the cell cycle

• Describe how cancer can be treated and prevented

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

Section 4 - The Cell in its Environment

• Describe how most small molecules cross the cell membrane

• Explain why osmosis is important to cells

• Tell the difference between passive transport and active transport