Gizmos for Mississippi - Science: Introduction to Biology (State Frameworks adopted 2008)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

2: : Investigate and summarize the chemical basis of life.

2.a: : Compare and contrast atoms, ions, elements, molecules, and compounds in terms of the relationship of the bond types (e.g., ionic, covalent, and hydrogen bonds) to chemical activity and explain how this is relevant to biological activity.

2.c: : Compare the composition and primary properties of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids and relate these to their functions in living organisms.

2.d: : Compare and contrast the basic processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

3: : Investigate and explain how organisms interact with their environment.

3.a: : Describe the criteria that must be present to distinguish between living and nonliving.

3.a.2: : Growth, development, reproduction, energy use

3.b: : Analyze and explain the interactions among organisms for each level of biological organization.

3.b.1: : Biotic and abiotic

3.b.2: : Predation, competition, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, etc.

3.b.3: : Food chains, food webs, and food pyramids

3.c: : Analyze energy flow through an ecosystem by assessing the roles of carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, producers, and decomposers and determine their effects on an ecosystem.

3.d: : Predict the impact of human activities (e.g., recycling, pollution, overpopulation) on the environment.

4: : Investigate, compare, and contrast cell structures, functions, and methods of reproduction.

4.a: : Compare and contrast cell structures, functions, and methods of reproduction to analyze the similarities and differences among cell types.

4.a.2: : Unicellular/multicellular

4.a.3: : Plant/animal/bacterial/protist/fungal

4.b: : Describe and explain the relationships between structures and functions of major eukaryotic organelles (e.g., cell wall, cell membrane, chromosomes, mitochondrion, nucleus, chloroplast, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, centrioles, cytoplasm/cytosol, Golgi apparatus, vesicles, lysosomes, microtubules, microfilaments, cytoskeleton, nucleolus, nuclear membrane.)

4.c: : Describe how active, passive, and facilitated transports relate to the maintenance of homeostasis.

5: : Analyze the roles DNA and RNA play on the mechanism of inheritance.

5.a: : Utilize genetic terminology and principles to solve monohybrid crosses involving dominant and recessive traits.

5.c: : Explain and distinguish among the roles of DNA and RNA in replication, transcription, and translation.

6: : Apply the concept of evolution to the diversity of organisms.

6.a: : Classify organisms into groups based on their unique characteristics (e.g., cell type, nutrition, reproductive methods, organism examples, etc.) and trace the evolutionary relationships among the groups.

6.b: : Describe how natural selection relates to adaptation, survival, and speciation.

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Mississippi - Science: Introduction to Biology

State Frameworks | Adopted: 2008

2: : Investigate and summarize the chemical basis of life.

3: : Investigate and explain how organisms interact with their environment.

4: : Investigate, compare, and contrast cell structures, functions, and methods of reproduction.

5: : Analyze the roles DNA and RNA play on the mechanism of inheritance.

6: : Apply the concept of evolution to the diversity of organisms.