CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Lab: Making a Rip-O-Meter
Semester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: The Scientific Process
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Discuss: Making a Rip-O-MeterSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: The Scientific Process
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Themes in BiologySemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Discuss: Making a Rip-O-MeterSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Design a Cell
1a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (such as computer-linked probes, spreadsheets, and graphing calculators) to perform tests, collect data, analyze relationships, and display data.
1b. Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.
1c. Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.
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Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nature of Science
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: The Scientific ProcessSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Themes in BiologySemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Science Society and TechnologySemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Discuss: Making a Rip-O-MeterSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Common Elements in Living ThingsSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Chemical Reactions and BondingSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Nucleic Acids and LipidsSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: WaterSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Cellular TransportSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Photosynthesis Introduction
1c. Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.
1d. Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence. Chapter 1
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CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Relationships in an EcosystemSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Climate ChangeSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Human PopulationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Alternative EnergySemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Ecosystems and Biomes
1d. Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence. Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Variation and AdaptationSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Methods for ClassificationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Plants and AnimalsSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nervous SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 08: Checkup: Bones and MusclesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 08: Checkup: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Males and FemalesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Fertilization and DevelopmentSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: The Scientific Process
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Themes in BiologySemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Lab: Making a Rip-O-MeterSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the Cell
1d. Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence.
1f. Distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms.
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Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: The Scientific Process
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Design a CellSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Evidence for Evolution
1f. Distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms.
1g. Recognize the usefulness and limitations of models and theories as scientific representations of reality.
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Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Nucleic Acids and Lipids
Semester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Nucleic Acids and LipidsSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA Technology
1g. Recognize the usefulness and limitations of models and theories as scientific representations of reality.
1i. Analyze the locations, sequences, or time intervals that are characteristic of natural phenomena (e.g., relative ages of rocks, locations of planets over time, and succession of species in an ecosystem).
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Methods for ClassificationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Methods for ClassificationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Plants and AnimalsSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Plants and AnimalsSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: The Scientific Process
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Themes in BiologySemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: A Twist on FermentationSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Climate Change
1i. Analyze the locations, sequences, or time intervals that are characteristic of natural phenomena (e.g., relative ages of rocks, locations of planets over time, and succession of species in an ecosystem).
1j. Recognize the issues of statistical variability and the need for controlled tests.
1m. Investigate a science-based societal issue by researching the literature, analyzing data, and communicating the findings. Examples of issues include irradiation of food, cloning of animals by somatic cell nuclear transfer, choice of energy sources, and land and water use decisions in California.
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Climate ChangeSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Alternative EnergySemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Alternative EnergySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Proteins and Enzymes
Semester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Cellular TransportSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Cellular TransportSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Design a CellSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Proteins and Enzymes
1m. Investigate a science-based societal issue by researching the literature, analyzing data, and communicating the findings. Examples of issues include irradiation of food, cloning of animals by somatic cell nuclear transfer, choice of energy sources, and land and water use decisions in California.
1a. Students know cells are enclosed within semipermeable membranes that regulate their interaction with their surroundings.
1b. Students know enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium and the activities of enzymes depend on the temperature, ionic conditions, and the pH of the surroundings.
Chapter 7.3
Chapter 2.4
Chapter 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Way to Go IndigoSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory SystemsSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Plants and Animals
1b. Students know enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium and the activities of enzymes depend on the temperature, ionic conditions, and the pH of the surroundings.
1c. Students know how prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure.
Chapter 2.4
Chapter 7,
Sections 1-‐2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Plants and AnimalsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA Replication
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of RespirationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Translation
1d. Students know the central dogma of molecular biology outlines the flow of information from transcription of ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the nucleus to translation of proteins on ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
1e. Students know the role of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus in the secretion of proteins.
1c. Students know how prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure.
Chapter 7,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 12
Chapter 7,
Section 2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Photosynthesis IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Photosynthesis IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Respiration Introduction
Semester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: A Twist on Fermentation
1e. Students know the role of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus in the secretion of proteins.
1f. Students know usable energy is captured from sunlight by chloroplasts and is stored through the synthesis of sugar from carbon dioxide.
1g. Students know the role of the mitochondria in making stored chemical-bond energy available to cells by completing the breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide.
Chapter 7,
Section 2
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: A Twist on FermentationSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Photosynthesis Introduction
Semester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Photosynthesis IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Respiration IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of RespirationSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Life on Earth
1g. Students know the role of the mitochondria in making stored chemical-bond energy available to cells by completing the breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide.
1h. Students know most macromolecules (polysaccharides, nucleic acids, proteins, lipids) in cells and organisms are synthesized from a small collection of simple precursors.
Students know how chemiosmotic gradients in the mitochondria and chloroplast store energy for ATP production.
1j. Students know how eukaryotic cells are given shape and internal organization by a cytoskeleton or cell wall or both.
Chapter 9
Chapter 2,
Section 3
Chapter 9,
Section 2 &
Chapter 8,
Section 3
Chapter 7,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Plants and AnimalsSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Plants and AnimalsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Meiosis
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Meiosis
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Meiosis
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Meiosis
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Males and FemalesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Males and FemalesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Fertilization and DevelopmentSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Fertilization and DevelopmentSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells
2e. Students know why approximately half of an individual's DNA sequence comes from each parent.
1j. Students know how eukaryotic cells are given shape and internal organization by a cytoskeleton or cell wall or both.
2a. Students know meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs of chromosomes separate and segregate randomly during cell division to produce gametes containing one chromosome of each type.
2b. Students know only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis.
2c. Students know how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a particular allele will be in a gamete.
2d. Students know new combinations of alleles may be generated in a zygote through the fusion of male and female gametes (fertilization).
Chapter 7,
Section 3
Chapter 11,
Section 4
Chapter 10
(Mitosis) &
Chapter Chapter 11,
Sections 1-‐3
Chapter 11,
Section 4
Chapter 11,
Sections 1-‐3 &
Chapter 14,
Section 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Fertilization and DevelopmentSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Fertilization and DevelopmentSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Organization of DNA
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic Outcomes
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic Outcomes
2e. Students know why approximately half of an individual's DNA sequence comes from each parent.
2f. Students know the role of chromosomes in determining an individual's sex.
2g. Students know how to predict possible combinations of alleles in a zygote from the genetic makeup of the parents.
Chapter 11,
Sections 2-‐3
Chapter 11,
Sections 1-‐3 &
Chapter 14,
Section 1
Chapter 14,
Section 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Organization of DNA
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Basics of Mendelian Genetics
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Basics of Mendelian GeneticsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic Outcomes
3a. Students know how to predict the probable outcome of phenotypes in a genetic cross from the genotypes of the parents and mode of inheritance (autosomal or X-linked, dominant or recessive).
3b. Students know the genetic basis for Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment.
3c. Students know how to predict the probable mode of inheritance from a pedigree diagram showing phenotypes.
Chapter 11,
Sections 2-‐3 &
Chapter 14,
Section 2
Chapter 11,
Section 1
Chapter 14,
Section 1
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Organization of DNA
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Transcription
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Translation
3c. Students know how to predict the probable mode of inheritance from a pedigree diagram showing phenotypes.
3d. Students know how to use data on frequency of recombination at meiosis to estimate genetic distances between loci and to interpret genetic maps of chromosomes.
4a. Students know the general pathway by which ribosomes synthesize proteins, using tRNAs to translate genetic information in mRNA.
Chapter 14,
Section 1
Chapter 11,
Section 5
Chapter 12,
Sections 1-‐3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of Heredity
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for Evolution
4b. Students know how to apply the genetic coding rules to predict the sequence of amino acids from a sequence of codons in RNA.
4c. Students know how mutations in the DNA sequence of a gene may or may not affect the expression of the gene or the sequence of amino acids in an encoded protein.
Chapter 12,
Section 3
Chapter 12,
Section 4
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Specialized Cells and Tissues
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Specialized Cells and TissuesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Principles of HereditySemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Predicting Genetic OutcomesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory SystemsSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the Cell
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Chemical Reactions and Bonding
4d. Students know specialization of cells in multicellular organisms is usually due to different patterns of gene expression rather than to differences of the genes themselves.
4e. Students know proteins can differ from one another in the number and sequence of amino acids.
4f. Students know why proteins having different amino acid sequences typically have different shapes and chemical properties.
Chapter 12,
Section 5
Chapter 12,
Section 5
Chapter 12,
Section 5
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Chemical Reactions and BondingSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory SystemsSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Chemical Reactions and Bonding
Semester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Chemical Reactions and BondingSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Nucleic Acids and LipidsSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Nucleic Acids and LipidsSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Proteins and EnzymesSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: General Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Detailed Structure of the CellSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Cell Differentiation and Stem CellsSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells
4f. Students know why proteins having different amino acid sequences typically have different shapes and chemical properties.
5a. Students know the general structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and protein.
Chapter 12,
Section 5
Chapter 2,
Sections 3-‐4 & Chapter
12
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Organization of DNASemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: MitosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory SystemsSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: DNA Replication
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: DNA ReplicationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: TranscriptionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Translation
5a. Students know the general structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and protein.
5b. Students know how to apply base-pairing rules to explain precise copying of DNA during semiconservative replication and transcription of information from DNA into mRNA.
Chapter 12,
Section 1
Chapter 2,
Sections 3-‐4 & Chapter
12
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: TranslationSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Science Society and Technology
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Science Society and TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA Technology
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA Technology
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Energy in the Food Web
Semester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an Ecosystem
5c. Students know how genetic engineering (biotechnology) is used to produce novel biomedical and agricultural products.
5d. Students know how basic DNA technology (restriction digestion by endonucleases, gel electrophoresis, ligation, and transformation) is used to construct recombinant DNA molecules.
5e. Students know how exogenous DNA can be inserted into bacterial cells to alter their genetic makeup and support expression of new protein products.
6a. Students know biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats.
5b. Students know how to apply base-pairing rules to explain precise copying of DNA during semiconservative replication and transcription of information from DNA into mRNA.
Chapter 12,
Section 1
Chapter 13,
Sections 2-‐4
Chapter 13,
Sections 2-‐4
Chapter 13,
Sections 2-‐4
Chapter 3,
Sections 1-‐2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Themes in Biology
Semester 1: Unit 02: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Themes in BiologySemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Energy in the Food WebSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Climate ChangeSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Climate ChangeSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Human PopulationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Human PopulationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Alternative EnergySemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Alternative EnergySemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Can Lake Life Remain Despite Acid Rain?Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population Dynamics
6a. Students know biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats.
6b. Students know how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size.
Chapter 3,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 6,
Sections 3-‐4
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Human Population
Semester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Human PopulationSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Ecosystems and BiomesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Ecosystems and BiomesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Birds on an IslandSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Water and Oxygen Cycles
Semester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Water and Oxygen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
6b. Students know how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size.
6c. Students know how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are deter-mined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, emigration, and death.
6d. Students know how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration.
Chapter 6,
Sections 3-‐4
Chapter 5,
Section 1
Chapter 3,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Carbohydrates
Semester 1: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: CarbohydratesSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Photosynthesis IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Photosynthesis IntroductionSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Process of PhotosynthesisSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Relationships in an EcosystemSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Relationships in an EcosystemSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Energy in the Food WebSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Carbon and Nitrogen CyclesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Human PopulationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Human PopulationSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 1: Unit 06: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Sustaining ResourcesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Population StructureSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population Dynamics
6e. Students know a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers.
Chapter 3,
Section 2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Energy in the Food Web
Semester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Ecosystems and Biomes
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Ecosystems and BiomesSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Variation and AdaptationSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Variation and AdaptationSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Bones Feathers and FurSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural Selection
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for Evolution
6g. Students know how to distinguish between the accommodation of an individual organism to its environment and the gradual adaptation of a lineage of organisms through genetic change.
7a. Students know why natural selection acts on the phenotype rather than the genotype of an organism.
6f. Students know at each link in a food web some energy is stored in newly made structures but much energy is dissipated into the environment as heat. This dissipation may be represented in an energy pyramid.
Chapter 3,
Section 2
Chapter 15,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 15,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Meiosis
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: MeiosisSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Genetic Mutations
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Genetic MutationsSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: DNA TechnologySemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Radical RadishesSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for Evolution
7a. Students know why natural selection acts on the phenotype rather than the genotype of an organism.
7b. Students know why alleles that are lethal in a homozygous individual may be carried in a heterozygote and thus maintained in a gene pool.
7c. Students know new mutations are constantly being generated in a gene pool.
Chapter 11,
Section 3 &
Chapter 16,
Section 1
Chapter 14,
Section 4 &
Chapter 16,
Section 1
Chapter 15,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural Selection
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population Dynamics
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Population Dynamics
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Population DynamicsSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Natural Selection
Semester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Natural SelectionSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Birds on an IslandSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Speciation
7f. Students know how to solve the Hardy-Weinberg equation to predict the frequency of genotypes in a population, given the frequency of phenotypes.
8a. Students know how natural selection determines the differential survival of groups of organisms.
7d. Students know variation within a species increases the likelihood that at least some members of a species will survive under changed environmental conditions.
7e. Students know the conditions for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in a population and why these conditions are not likely to appear in nature.
Chapter 16,
Section 3
Chapter 16,
Section 2
Chapter 16,
Section 2
Chapter 16,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 04: Study: Energy in the Food Web
Semester 1: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 05: Checkup: Energy in the Food WebSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 03: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Stability and Change in an EcosystemSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: Mechanism for Evolution
Semester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: Mechanism for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Speciation
Semester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: SpeciationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Evidence for Evolution
Semester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Methods for Classification
Semester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Methods for Classification
8f. Students know how to use comparative embryology, DNA or protein sequence comparisons, and other independent sources of data to create a branching diagram (cladogram) that shows probable evolutionary relationships.
8b. Students know a great diversity of species increases the chance that at least some organisms survive major changes in the environment.
8c. Students know the effects of genetic drift on the diversity of organisms in a population.
8d. Students know reproductive or geographic isolation affects speciation.
8e. Students know how to analyze fossil evidence with regard to biological diversity, episodic speciation, and mass extinction.
Chapter 16,
Section 3
Chapter 16,
Section 2
Chapter 16,
Section 3
Chapter 17,
Section 4
Chapter 18,
Sections 1-‐2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Evidence for Evolution
Semester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Evidence for EvolutionSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: Methods for ClassificationSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: Methods for ClassificationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Respiration and Circulation
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: The Nervous System
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nervous SystemSemester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Cell Membrane Structure
Semester 1: Unit 04: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Cell Membrane StructureSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: The Nervous SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nervous SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory SystemsSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and Excretion
8g. Students know how several independent molecular clocks, calibrated against each other and combined with evidence from the fossil record, can help to estimate how long ago various groups of organisms diverged evolutionarily from one another.
9a. Students know how the complementary activity of major body systems provides cells with oxygen and nutrients and removes toxic waste products such as carbon dioxide.
9b. Students know how the nervous system mediates communication between different parts of the body and the body's interactions with the environment.
9c. Students know how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body.
Chapter 37,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 35,
Sections 2-‐4
Chapter 35,
Section 1
Chapter 18,
Sections 1-‐2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 07: Study: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 08: Checkup: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: The Nervous System
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nervous SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 07: Study: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 08: Checkup: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 01: Study: The Nervous System
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 02: Checkup: The Nervous SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 07: Study: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 08: Checkup: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory Systems
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: Breaking Down Fat DigestionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Respiration and Circulation
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory Systems
9e. Students know the roles of sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons in sensation, thought, and response.
9f. Students know the individual functions and sites of secretion of digestive enzymes (amylases, proteases, nucleases, lipases), stomach acid, and bile salts.
9g. Students know the homeostatic role of the kidneys in the removal of nitrogenous wastes and the role of the liver in blood detoxification and glucose balance.
9c. Students know how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body.
9d. Students know the functions of the nervous system and the role of neurons in transmitting electrochemical impulses.
Chapter 35,
Section 1
Chapter 35,
Section 2
Chapter 35,
Section 3-‐4
Chapter 38,
Section 2
Chapter 38,
Section 3
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 07: Study: Bones and Muscles
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 08: Checkup: Bones and MusclesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 01: Study: Digestive and Excretory Systems
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 02: Checkup: Digestion and ExcretionSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 07: Study: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 08: Checkup: The Endocrine SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Males and FemalesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Males and FemalesSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune System
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for Bacteria
Semester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune System
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune System
9g. Students know the homeostatic role of the kidneys in the removal of nitrogenous wastes and the role of the liver in blood detoxification and glucose balance.
9h. Students know the cellular and molecular basis of muscle contraction, including the roles of actin, myosin, Ca+2, and ATP.
9i. Students know how hormones (including digestive, reproductive, osmoregulatory) provide internal feedback mechanisms for homeostasis at the cellular level and in whole organisms.
10a. Students know the role of the skin in providing nonspecific defenses against infection.
10b. Students know the role of antibodies in the body's response to infection.
10c. Students know how vaccination protects an individual from infectious diseases.
Chapter 38,
Section 3
Chapter 36,
Section 2
Chapter 39,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 36,
Section 3 &
Chapter 40, Chapter 40,
Sections 1-‐2
Chapter 40,
Section 2
CA Biology/Life Science Standard
Biology Textbook: Miller & Levine
APEX Unit: Biology Literacy AdvantageSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: The Right Prescription for Bacteria
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 01: Study: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 04: Lesson 03: Activity 02: Checkup: Life on EarthSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 01: Lab: The Right Prescription for Bacteria
Semester 2: Unit 01: Lesson 04: Activity 02: Discuss: The Right Prescription for BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 02: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Viruses and BacteriaSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 04: Study: Respiration and Circulation
Semester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 01: Activity 05: Checkup: Respiration and CirculationSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 04: Study: The Immune SystemSemester 2: Unit 05: Lesson 02: Activity 05: Checkup: The Immune System
10f. Students know the roles of phagocytes, B-lymphocytes, and T-lymphocytes in the immune system.
10d. Students know there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body's primary defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these infections.
10e. Students know why an individual with a compromised immune system (for example, a person with AIDS) may be unable to fight off and survive infections by microorganisms that are usually benign.
Chapter 40,
Section 1
Chapter 40,
Section 3
Chapter 40,
Section 2