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Assessments – How it is met & When it is met |
| 1. Describe the evidence for evolution |
Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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2. Identify the evolutionary processes that lead to adaptation and biological diversity
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Homework assignments, Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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3. Describe levels of biological organization from cells, the basic unit of life, to the
organism and the relationship of structure to function at all levels of biological
organization.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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4. Describe the basic structures and fundamental processes of life at
molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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5. Recognize that all living organisms consist of cells. Discuss the differences
between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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6. Describe the basic plant and animal cell structure and function including their
respective organelles and other components, particularly cell membranes, and methods of study
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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7. Describe the general organization of the animal body and vascular plants
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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8. Describe and contrast reproduction and development in plant and animal systems
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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9. Compare the structure of nutrient procurement and processing systems in plants and animals
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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10. Describe the structure and function of the nervous system, the musculo-skeletal
system, the respiratory system and the mechanisms of internal transport and
regulation in various organisms
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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11. Understand the fundamentals of the endocrine system at the systemic level
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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12. Describe basic processes of infectious disease and defense against infection.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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13. Explain differences among classes of organisms in terms of biological
structures and their functions.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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14. Outline and describe the major invertebrate and vertebrate phyla in terms of structure, nutrition, life history, and evolutionary relationships
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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15. Describe the processes and results of scientific inquiry with the remodeling of animal phylogenetic relationships
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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16. Describe the relationship between life forms and their environment and ecosystems.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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17. Describe the different types of relationships that exist between living organisms.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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18. Explain how populations grow, and how we can describe this mathematically.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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19. Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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20. Describe the basic principles of conservation biology
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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21. Describe and explain various types of animal behavior.
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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22. Describe advantages and disadvantages of social behavior
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Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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23. Document the solution to scientific problems through the collection,
organization, analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data.
Incorporate findings into broader context of biological knowledge
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Lab reports, Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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24. Apply current research literature, information related to biological issues in the mass media
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Lab reports, Quizzes throughout term, Mid-term and final exam |
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25. Integrate and relate knowledge to real life situations
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Quizzes throughout term Mid-term and final exam |
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