Goals and Scales for Honors Biology DNA Structure and Replication Essential Questions: How does DNA’s structure provide an obvious mechanism for semi-conservative replication? 4 *3* 2 1 Define the following Key Describe the basic Explain the importance of Explain how errors in DNA molecular structure of hydrogen bonds in maintaining Nucleotide replication cause nucleic acids the double helix and in allowing Deoxyribose mutations. replication of a DNA molecule Nitrogenous base Describe the process of Purine DNA replication and its Pyrimidine role in the transmission Base-pairing rules Describe the role of helicase and and conservation of Complementary base pair DNA polymerase in DNA genetic information DNA replication replication Helicase Replication fork DNA polymerase Semi-conservative replication Point Mutation Frameshift Mutation Chromosome mutation Goals and Scales for Honors Biology, Cell Reproduction Essential Questions: How do eukaryote cells ensure each daughter cell receives a complete set of genetic instructions following cell division? 4 *3* 2 1 Define the following Key terms: Explain the relationship Describe the structure of a Summarize the events of interphase between mutation, cell chromosome Chromosome cycle, uncontrolled cell Describe phases, structures, and Chromatid growth, and cancer. Identify differences in major events of each phase of Centromere structure between mitosis Chromatin prokaryotic chromosomes Karyotype and eukaryotic Compare cytokinesis in animal cells Binary fission chromosomes and plant cells Mitosis Asexual reproduction Interphase Compare the numbers of Explain how cell division is controlled G1, S and G2 phases chromosomes in different in eukaryotes Prophase species Metaphase Anaphase Compare the events of cell Telophase division in prokaryotes and Cytokinesis eukaryotes Cell plate Spindle fiber Centromere Centriole Centrosome
Goals and Scales for Honors Biology DNA Structure and Replication Essential Questions: How does DNA’s structure provide an obvious mechanism for semi-conservative replication? 4 *3* 2 1 Explain how errors in DNA replication cause mutations. Explain the importance of hydrogen bonds in maintaining the double helix and in allowing replication of a DNA molecule Describe the role of helicase and DNA polymerase in DNA replication Describe the basic molecular structure of nucleic acids Describe the process of DNA replication and its role in the transmission and conservation of genetic information Define the following Key Nucleotide Deoxyribose Nitrogenous base Purine Pyrimidine Base-pairing rules Complementary base pair DNA replication Helicase Replication fork DNA polymerase Semi-conservative replication Point Mutation Frameshift Mutation Chromosome mutation Goals and Scales for Honors Biology, Cell Reproduction Essential Questions: How do eukaryote cells ensure each daughter cell receives a complete set of genetic instructions following cell division? 4 *3* 2 1 Explain the relationship between mutation, cell cycle, uncontrolled cell growth, and cancer. Summarize the events of interphase Describe phases, structures, and major events of each phase of mitosis Compare cytokinesis in animal cells and plant cells Explain how cell division is controlled in eukaryotes Describe the structure of a chromosome Identify differences in structure between prokaryotic chromosomes and eukaryotic chromosomes Compare the numbers of chromosomes in different species Compare the events of cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes Define the following Key terms: Chromosome Chromatid Centromere Chromatin Karyotype Binary fission Mitosis Asexual reproduction Interphase G1, S and G2 phases Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis Cell plate Spindle fiber Centromere Centriole Centrosome
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