UNIT 2 L1-L4 2.1-2.3 3.1-3.5 5.2 Distinguish atoms, molecules, elements, and compounds.

Represent water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and sugar with formulas that show the kind and number of atoms each contains.

Sketch structures of molecules of sugar, starch, cellulose, fat, and protein.

Explain how sugar, starch, cellulose, fat, and protein function as components of living organisms.

Based on the ability of molecules to move through a membrane, predict their relative size.

Predict movement of molecules when conditions are defined.

Knowledge(L1) of five molecules and their test reagents, their relative size and general chemical characteristics.

L5-L7 1.1 7.1-7.3 6.1-6.3 Differentiate variable and controls in experimentation.

Determine the influence of environmental variables on the rate of photosynthesis.

Write a balanced equation for photosynthesis.

Explain the first and second laws of thermodynamics.

Knowledge(L6)Recognize Variables and Making sense of data.

L8-L14 6.4 8.1-8.4 Explain the role of enzymes in biological processes.

Provide examples of an organism's need for energy.

Explain how biological processing for food as an energy source differs from burning of food to release energy.

Differentiate cellular respiration from fermentation.

Evaluate the energy cost of renewable energy sources.

Knowledge(L9)Know general enzyme action and the substrates that were used to test their presence.

Knowledge(L12)Know cellular respiration of plants, animals, and fungi

L15 8 Explain food chains and natural cycles in molecular terms.

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Explain the effects of enzyme inhibitors and give examples.

Explain, step-by-step, the long-term effect of dumping organic waste into a body of water.

Predict the effect of elevated water temperature on aquatic organisms.

Explain the cause and effects of acid rain.

Explain the cause and predicted results of greenhouse effect.

Explain major causes and predicted effects of depletion of atmosphere's ozone layer.

Components of the Atom

Sizes of Molecules

Polar and Non-Polar Molecules

Equations of Metabolic Pathways

Reactants and Products of Photosynthesis

Reactants and Products of Respiration

Bonds (Polar, Non-Polar, Covalent, Ionic, Hydrogen)

Diffusion/Osmosis/Cellular Transport

Monosaccharide/Disaccharide/Polysaccharide

Exergonic/Endergonic Reactions

Plasma Membrane(Function/Components)

Crude Oil Proposal/Self-Sustaining Ecosystem

Global Warming/Fossil Fuel Emissions

CFC's/POP's/Ozone Depletion

Persistant Organic Pollutants

Characteristics of elements and their Isotopes

Polymers and Monomers

Scientific Method(Variables)

Cellular Transport

Laws of Thermodynamics

Properties of Water/pH

Carbohydrates/Fats/Proteins/Nucleic Acids/Amino Acids/Nucleotides

ATP/ADP Cycle

Hypertonic/Hypotonic/Solvent/Solute

Atmospheric Pollutions

Thermal Pollution/Water Pollution

Acid Rain