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Biology
I Standards
I Inquiry
Content Specific
IID Interdependence of Organisms
IID1 The atoms and molecules on the Earth cycle
among living and nonliving
components of the biosphere.
IID1a Demonstrate an understanding of how organisms
interact with the biosphere
as part of the geochemical cycles (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus,
water
cycles)
IID3 Organisms both cooperate and compete in ecosystems.
The
interrelationships and interdependencies of these organisms may generate
ecosystems that are stable for hundreds or thousands of years.
IID3a Relate the concepts of cooperation and competition
to organisms within an
ecosystem.
IID3b Evaluate how interrelationships and interdependencies
of living things
contribute to the homeostasis of ecosystems.
IID3c Demonstrate an understanding of how living things
maintain their high level of
order at the expense of increasing disorder of their physical surroundings.
IID4 Living organisms have the capacity to produce
populations of infinite size,
but environments and resources are finite. This fundamental tension
has
profound effects on the interactions between organisms.
IID4e Evaluate the dynamic equilibrium as a result
of checks and balances within
populations, communities, and ecosystems.
IID5 Human beings live within the world's ecosystems.
Increasingly, humans
modify
ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and
consumption.
Human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting,
pollution,
atmospheric changes, and other factors is threatening current
global
stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems will be irreversibly affected.
IID5a Identify events that lead to awareness of environmental
concerns such as fish
kills,
destruction of the ozone layer, global warming, and the decline of the
Bald
Eagle.
IID5b Discuss the conflicts the could occur between land developers
and
conservationists.
IID5c Describe the effects of human overpopulation and activities
on the survival of
other
species.
IID5d Debate the consequences of extinction and the introduction
of species within
ecosystems.
IID5f Give examples of how technology has advanced the study
of environmental science.
Physical Science Standards
(Chemistry)
I Inquiry
Content Specific
IIC1 Chemical reactions occur all around us, for example,
in health care, cooking,
cosmetics,
and automobiles. Complex chemical reactions involving
carbon-based
molecules take place constantly in every cell in our bodies.
IIC1a Demonstrate an understanding of how metabolism is an inter-related
collection of
chemical
reactions.
IIC1c Explain the sources and environmental effects of some
inorganic and organic toxic
substances,
such as heavy metals and PCBs.
IIC4 Chemical reactions can take place in time periods
ranging from the few
femtoseconds
(10-15s) required for an atom to move a fraction of a chemical
bond, to
geologic time scales of billions of years. Reactions rates depend
on
how often
the reacting atoms and molecules encounter one another, on the
temperature,
and on the properties - including shape - of the reacting species.
Catalysts,
such as metal surfaces, accelerate chemical reactions. Chemical
reactions
in living systems are catalyzed by protein molecules called enzymes.
IIC4b Apply reaction rate concepts to real-life applications
such as food spoilage, storage
of film
and batteries, digestive aids, and catalytic converters.
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