Instructional+Resources+by+Standard+7th+Grade+Science

cells function similarly in all living organisms. || the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. || the nucleus is the repository for genetic information in plant and animal cells. || that mitochondria liberate energy for work that cells do and that chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis. || cells divide to increase their numbers through a process of mitosis, which results in two daughter cells with identical sets of chromosomes. || that as multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate. || the differences between the life cycles and reproduction methods of sexual and asexual organisms. || sexual reproduction produces offspring that inherit half their genes from each parent. || an inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes. || plant and animal cells contain many thousands of different genes and typically have two copies of every gene. The two copies (or alleles) of the gene may or may not be identical, and one may be dominant in determining the phenotype while the other is recessive. || DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of living organisms and is located in the chromosomes of each cell. || Evolution both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. || the reasoning used by Charles Darwin in reaching his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. || how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide bases for theory of evolution. || how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics and how to expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. || that extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || Earth and Life History (Earth Sciences) //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past and slow geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">the history of life on Earth has been disrupted by major catastrophic events, such as major volcanic eruptions or the impacts of asteroids. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">that the rock cycle includes the formation of new sediment and rocks and that rocks are often found in layers, with the oldest generally on the bottom. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">that evidence from geologic layers and radioactive dating indicates Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and that life on this planet has existed for more than 3 billion years. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">fossils provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">how movements of Earth's continental and oceanic plates through time, with associated changes in climate and geographic connections, have affected the past and present distribution of organisms. || //<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">how to explain significant developments and extinctions of plant and animal life on the geologic time scale. || Structure and Function in Living Systems
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