- Be able to identify and explain the characteristics of life o Order o Regulation o Growth and Development o Energy Processing o Respond to the Environment o Evolution o Reproduction - Be able to identify and describe the parts of the Scientific Method - Be able to differentiate between the independent and dependent variable and controlled and experimental variables - Be able to describe the traits of a valid hypothesis - Be able to identify the parts of the atom o Proton o Neutron o Electron o Nucleus o Electron cloud - Be able to describe the location and charge proton, neutron and electron - Be able to use the periodic table to determine the following o The number of protons, neutrons and electrons o The mass number o The atomic number - Be able to describe an isotope - Be able to describe the structure of the water molecule - Be able to differentiate the role of hydrogen bonds and covalent bonds in water molecules - Be able to explain the properties of water o Hydrogen bonding o Cohesion o Adhesion o Polarity - Be able to identify reactants and products in a chemical reaction - Be able to write a chemical reaction in words - Be able to describe the properties of carbon - Be able to define organic molecules - Be able to identify the functional groups of molecules o Hydroxyl o Carboxyl o Carbonyl o Amino o Phosphate - Be able to differentiate between hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules o Be able to identify molecules as hydrophobic and hydrophilic - Be able to differentiate between polar and nonpolar molecules o Be able to identify molecules as polar and nonpolar - Be able to describe how monomers create polymers o Dehydration synthesis o Hydrolysis - Be able to differentiate between carbohydrates, lipids and proteins o Structure o Monomers vs Polymers  Monosaccharide, Disaccharide, Polysaccharides  Amino Acids, polypeptides  Fatty Acids o Functions o Features  Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic  Polar/Nonpolar - Be able to differentiate between the following: o Prokaryote and Eukaryotes o Animal and Plant Cells - Be able to identify and describe the function of organelles in Eukaryotic cells including: o Nucleus o Cell Membrane o Cytoplasm o ER – Rough and Smooth o Golgi o Mitochondria o Chloroplast o Central Vacuole o Ribosome o Lysosome - Be able explain how specific functions in the cell occur including: o Energy production o Waste removal o Protein production o Transportation o Regulation of material in and out o Photosynthesis o Lipid Production o Water Storage - Be able to define the Cell Theory - Be able to identify traits of prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Be able to describe the structure and function of the cell membrane - Be able to differentiate between the parts of the cell membrane o Phospholipids o Protein channels o Membrane Proteins - Be able to explain the types of membrane transport o Passive Transport o Active Transport o Diffusion o Facilitated Diffusion o Osmosis o Molecular Pumps o Endocytosis o Exocytosis - Be able to explain the types of osmotic environments and what happens to cells in each one o Isotonic o Hypotonic o Hypertonic - Be able to define the following terms: o Aerobic o Anaerobic o Reactant o Product o Pigment - Be able to identify the parts of ATP - Be able to explain the production of ADP from ATP - Be able to differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs - Be able to explain the connection between photosynthesis and cellular respiration - Be able to identify the location of photosynthesis and cellular respiration - Be able to identify the steps of cellular respiration in order - Be able to describe the function of each step of cellular respiration - Be able to write the reaction of photosynthesis and cellular respiration - Be able to identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular respiration - Be able to explain the basic function of photosynthesis and cellular respiration - Be able to explain the role of sunlight in photosynthesis - Be able to analyze the role of sugar in cellular respiration - Be able to interpret data to determine the rate of cellular respiration - Be able to explain the functions of the Light Reaction and the Calvin Cycle - Be able to interpret data to determine the rate of photosynthesis - Be able to explain the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis Be able to analyze the impact on light wavelength (color) on photosynthesis