A Correlation of Miller & Levine Biology To the Essential Standards for Biology High School
Introduction This document demonstrates how meets the North Carolina Essential Standards for Biology, grades 9-12. Correlation page references are to the Student and Teacher s Editions. Authors Ken Miller and Joe Levine have created a comprehensive on-level program to inspire students to interact with trusted and up-to-date biology content. The authors unique storytelling style engages students in biology, with a greater focus on written and visual analogies. Resources Study Workbook A and Study Workbook B: Reading Foundations offer leveled resources for students of varying abilities. Section Summaries help students prepare for tests. Study Worksheets make students active and engaged readers. Note taking skills development helps students build understanding. Vocabulary Reviews with graphic organizers help students master key terminology. Laboratory Manual A and Laboratory Manual B: Skill Foundations offer leveled activities for students of varying abilities. Teachers can choose to differentiate activities within a classroom or select from various labs to choose one that best fits the whole class profile. Biology.com, the latest in digital instruction technology, provides a pedagogically relevant interface for your biology classroom. Complete Student Edition online with audio Complete Teacher s Edition Untamed Science videos (also on DVD) Lesson review presentations Editable worksheets Test preparation, online assessments, and remediation Games, animals, and simulations Chapter mysteries from the textbook Interactive study guides 2
Structure and Functions of Living Organisms Bio.1.1 Understand the relationship between the structures and functions of cells and their organelles. Bio.1.1.1 Summarize the structure and SE/TE: 193-194, 196-197, 198-199, 200- function of organelles in eukaryotic cells 201, 202-205, 206, 207 (including the nucleus, plasma membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, vacuoles, chloroplasts, and ribosomes) and ways that these organelles interact with each other to perform the function of the cell. Bio.1.1.2 Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in terms of their general structures (plasma membrane and genetic material) and degree of complexity. Bio.1.1.3 Explain how instructions in DNA lead to cell differentiation and result in cells specialized to perform specific functions in multicellular organisms. SE/TE: 193-194, 524, 556-557, 582-583 SE/TE: 215, 292-293, 362-363, 370-371, 377-378, 379-380, 381-383 TE Only: 360-361, 384 Bio.1.2 Analyze the cell as a living system. Bio.1.2.1 Explain how homeostasis is SE/TE: 44, 214-217, 219 maintained in the cell and within an organism in various environments (including temperature and ph). Bio.1.2.2 Analyze how cells grow and reproduce in terms of interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis. Bio.1.2.3 Explain how specific cell adaptations help cells survive in particular environments (focus on unicellular organisms). SE/TE: 274-276, 277-278, 279-285, 298-299 SE/TE: 278, 526-527, 581 3
Ecosystems Bio.2.1 Analyze the interdependence of living organisms within their environments. Bio.2.1.1 Analyze the flow of energy SE/TE: 73-76, 77-78, 79-80, 81, 82-83, 84 and cycling of matter (water, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen) through ecosystems relating the significance of each to maintaining the health and sustainability of an ecosystem. Bio.2.1.2 Analyze the survival and reproductive success of organisms in terms of behavioral, structural, and reproductive adaptations. Bio.2.1.3 Explain various ways organisms interact with each other (including predation, competition, parasitism, mutualism) and with their environments resulting in stability within ecosystems. Bio.2.1.4 Explain why ecosystems can be relatively stable over hundreds or thousands of years, even though populations may fluctuate (emphasizing availability of food, availability of shelter, number of predators and disease). SE/TE: 583, 608-609, 621, 698-701, 702-703, 704-707, 819-820, 821-822, 823-824 SE/TE: 74-76, 102-104, 622-625 SE/TE: 85-86, 99-100, 137-141 Bio.2.2 Understand the impact of human activities on the environment (one generation affects the next). Bio.2.2.1 Infer how human activities SE/TE: 136, 154-157, 159, 160-161, 163- (including population growth, pollution, 164, 168-170 global warming, burning of fossil fuels, habitat destruction and introduction of nonnative species) may impact the environment. Bio.2.2.2 Explain how the use, protection and conservation of natural resources by humans impact the environment from one generation to the next. SE/TE: 158-159, 160-162, 163-165, 177 4
Evolution and Genetics Bio.3.1 Explain how traits are determined by the structure and function of DNA. Bio.3.1.1 Explain the double-stranded, SE/TE: 344-346, 347-348, 356-359 complementary nature of DNA as related to its function in the cell. Bio.3.1.2 Explain how DNA and RNA code for proteins and determine traits. Bio.3.1.3 Explain how mutations in DNA that result from interactions with the environment (i.e. radiation and chemicals) or new combinations in existing genes lead to changes in function and phenotype. SE/TE: 362-363, 366-367, 370-371 SE/TE: 372-376 Bio.3.2 Understand how the environment, and/or the interaction of alleles, influences the expression of genetic traits. Bio.3.2.1 Explain the role of meiosis in SE/TE: 324-327 sexual reproduction and genetic variation. Bio.3.2.2 Predict offspring ratios based on a variety of inheritance patterns (including dominance, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and sex-linked traits). Bio.3.2.3 Explain how the environment can influence the expression of genetic traits. SE/TE: 307, 310-312, 313-316, 317-318, 319-320, 332-334, 394-395 TE: 305a SE/TE: 321, 383, 490 Bio.3.3 Understand the application of DNA technology. Bio.3.3.1 Interpret how DNA is used for SE/TE: 521-522, 529 comparison and identification of organisms. Bio.3.3.2 Summarize how transgenic organisms are engineered to benefit society. Bio.3.3.3 Evaluate some of the ethical issues surrounding the use of DNA technology (including cloning, genetically modified organisms, stem cell research, and Human Genome Project). SE/TE: 426-427, 428-429, 430-431 SE/TE: 296-297, 406-409, 426-427, 436-437, 438-439 5
Bio.3.4 Explain the theory of evolution by natural selection as a mechanism for how species change over time. Bio.3.4.1 Explain how fossil, SE/TE: 466-467, 468-469, 470-471 biochemical, and anatomical evidence support the theory of evolution. Bio.3.4.2 Explain how natural selection influences the changes in species over time. Bio.3.4.3 Explain how various disease agents (bacteria, viruses, chemicals) can influence natural selection. SE/TE: 460-463, 471-473, 487-489 SE/TE: 23, 481, 487, 490, 493, 590-592 Bio 3.5 Analyze how classification systems are developed based upon speciation. Bio.3.5.1 Explain the historical SE/TE: 512-514, 516-520, 521-522, 523- development and changing nature of 525 classification systems. Bio.3.5.2 Analyze the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationships (including dichotomous keys and phylogenetic trees). SE/TE: 510-512, 513-515, 516-520 Molecular Biology Bio.4.1 Understand how biological molecules are essential to the survival of living organisms Bio.4.1.1 Compare the structures and SE/TE: 46-49 functions of the major biological molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) as related to the survival of living organisms. Bio.4.1.2 Summarize the relationship among DNA, proteins and amino acids in carrying out the work of cells and how this is similar in all organisms. Bio.4.1.3 Explain how enzymes act as catalysts for biological reactions. SE/TE: 48-49, 197-198, 202, 205-205, 206-207 SE/TE: 52-53 6
Bio 4.2 Analyze the relationships between biochemical processes and energy use in the cell. Bio.4.2.1 Analyze photosynthesis and SE/TE: 226-227, 251-252, 253 cellular respiration in terms of how energy is stored, released, and transferred within and between these systems. Bio.4.2.2 Explain ways that organisms use released energy for maintaining homeostasis (active transport). SE/TE: 212-213, 214, 258-259 7