Georgia Performance Standards for the Bio-Bus Biotechnology: Forensics Module

Seventh

S7L2. Students will describe the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, and organ

systems.

a. Explain that cells take in nutrients in order to grow and divide and to make needed

materials.

b. Relate cell structures (cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria)

to basic cell functions.

c. Explain that cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into systems,

and systems into organisms.

d. Explain that tissues, organs, and organ systems serve the needs cells have for oxygen,

food, and waste removal.

e. Explain the role of the major organ systems in the human body.

S7L3. Students will recognize how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.

a. Explain the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait.

b. Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction in organisms (bacteria, protists,

fungi, plants & animals).

c. Recognize that selective breeding can produce plants or animals with desired traits.

9th- 12^th

SB1. Students will analyze the nature of the relationships between structures and functions

in living cells.

a. Explain the role of cell organelles for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including

the cell membrane, in maintaining homeostasis and cell reproduction.

b. Explain how enzymes function as catalysts.

c. Identify the function of the four major macromolecules (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins,

lipids, nucleic acids).

SB2. Students will analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.

a. Distinguish between DNA and RNA.

b. Explain the role of DNA in storing and transmitting cellular information.

c. Using Mendel’s laws, explain the role of meiosis in reproductive variability.

d. Describe the relationships between changes in DNA and potential appearance of new

traits including

• Alterations during replication.

• Insertions

• Deletions

• Substitutions

• Mutagenic factors that can alter DNA.

• High energy radiation (x-rays and ultraviolet)

• Chemical

e. Compare the advantages of sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction in different

situations.

f. Examine the use of DNA technology in forensics, medicine, and agriculture.