| GLE
Strand 3: Characteristics and Interactions of Living Organisms |
| 1. There is a
fundamental unity underlying the diversity of all living organisms. |
| A. Organisms
have basic needs for survival. |
| B. Not
assessed at this level. |
| C. Cells are
the fundamental units of structure and function of all living things. |
| D. Plants and
animals have different structures that serve similar functions necessary
for the survival of the organism. |
| E. Biological
classifications are based on how organism are related. |
| 2. Living organisms
carry out life processes in order to survive. |
| A. The cell
contains a set of structures called organelles that interact to carry
out life processes through physical and chemical means. |
| B.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary processes
necessary to the survival or most organisms on Earth. |
| C. Complex
multicellular organisms have systems that interact to carry out life
processes through physical and chemical means. |
| D. Cells carry
out chemical transformations that use energy for the synthesis or
breakdown of organic compounds. |
| E. Protein
structure and function are coded by the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
molecule. |
| F. Cellular
activities and responses can maintain stability internally while
external conditions are changing (homeostasis). |
| G. Life
processes can be disrupted by disease (intrinsic failures of the organ
systems or by infection due to other organisms.) |
| 3. There is a genetic
basis for the transfer of biological characteristics from one generation
to the next through the reproductive processes. |
| A.
Reproduction can occur asexually or sexually. |
| B. All living
organisms have genetic material (DNA) that carries hereditary
information. |
| C. Chromosomes
are components of cells that occur in pairs and carry hereditary information
from one cell to daughter cells and from parent to offspring during
reproduction. |
| D. There is
heritable variation within every species of organism. |
| E. The pattern
of inheritance for many traits can be predicted by using the principles
of Mendelian genetics. |
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