IXL skill plan | Life Science: Biology plan for the New York Regents Examinations

Skill plan for the New York Regents Examinations - Life Science: Biology

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Conceptual Category

Structure and Function
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystem
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Natural Selection and Evolution
Earth's Systems
Engineering Design

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Structure and Function
Structure and Function		Homeostasis 1. Homeostasis and feedback loops Organization in the human body 2. Organization in the human body: the heart and the circulatory system DNA and proteins 3. Introduction to the genetic code 4. Read a codon wheel 5. Read a codon table 6. Use a codon wheel to transcribe and translate DNA sequences 7. Use a codon table to transcribe and translate DNA sequences
Structure and Function
Homeostasis 1. Homeostasis and feedback loops Organization in the human body 2. Organization in the human body: the heart and the circulatory system DNA and proteins 3. Introduction to the genetic code 4. Read a codon wheel 5. Read a codon table 6. Use a codon wheel to transcribe and translate DNA sequences 7. Use a codon table to transcribe and translate DNA sequences

Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystem
Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms		Biomolecules 1. Structure and function: carbohydrates 2. Structure and function: proteins 3. Structure and function: lipids 4. Identify the structures and functions of biomolecules 5. Compare the structures and functions of biomolecules Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 6. The chemistry of photosynthesis 7. The chemistry of cellular respiration
Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Biomolecules 1. Structure and function: carbohydrates 2. Structure and function: proteins 3. Structure and function: lipids 4. Identify the structures and functions of biomolecules 5. Compare the structures and functions of biomolecules Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 6. The chemistry of photosynthesis 7. The chemistry of cellular respiration

Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems		1. Interpret a Serengeti food web 2. Interpret an Antarctic food web
Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
1. Interpret a Serengeti food web 2. Interpret an Antarctic food web

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems		1. Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity 2. Patterns of population growth
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
1. Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity 2. Patterns of population growth

Social Interactions and Group Behavior		1. How can group behavior affect survival? Identify evidence to support a claim
Social Interactions and Group Behavior
1. How can group behavior affect survival? Identify evidence to support a claim

Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Structure and Function & Inheritance of Traits		1. Structure and function: nucleic acids
Structure and Function & Inheritance of Traits
1. Structure and function: nucleic acids

Growth and Development of Organisms		1. Introduction to cell division 2. The cell cycle 3. Describe phases of mitosis and the cell cycle 4. Identify phases of mitosis and the cell cycle in plant cells
Growth and Development of Organisms
1. Introduction to cell division 2. The cell cycle 3. Describe phases of mitosis and the cell cycle 4. Identify phases of mitosis and the cell cycle in plant cells

Variation of Traits		Genetic variation 1. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part I 2. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part II Introduction to genetics 3. Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype 4. Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive Punnett squares 5. Punnett squares: Mendelian inheritance 6. Punnett squares: incomplete dominance and codominance 7. Punnett squares: multiple alleles
Variation of Traits
Genetic variation 1. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part I 2. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part II Introduction to genetics 3. Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype 4. Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive Punnett squares 5. Punnett squares: Mendelian inheritance 6. Punnett squares: incomplete dominance and codominance 7. Punnett squares: multiple alleles

Natural Selection and Evolution
Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity		1. Evaluate fossil evidence of evolution
Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
1. Evaluate fossil evidence of evolution

Natural Selection & Adaptation		1. Construct explanations of natural selection
Natural Selection & Adaptation
1. Construct explanations of natural selection

Earth's Systems
Earth Materials and Systems & Weather and Climate		1. The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions 2. The greenhouse effect 3. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels
Earth Materials and Systems & Weather and Climate
1. The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions 2. The greenhouse effect 3. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

Engineering Design
Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems		1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem
Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 2. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem

Developing Possible Solutions & Optimizing the Design Solution		1. Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions 2. Use data from tests to compare engineering-design solutions 3. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
Developing Possible Solutions & Optimizing the Design Solution
1. Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions 2. Use data from tests to compare engineering-design solutions 3. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions

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