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GLENCOE CORRELATION

Life Science

©2002

correlated to

Virginia

Grade 7 Standards of Learning

Life Science

OBJECTIVES

PAGE REFERENCES

LS.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations in which

 

• data are organized into tables showing repeated trials and means;

PE/TE: 11, 18, 27, 29, 46, 57, 80, 87, 103, 117, 128, 133, 136, 145, 175, 203, 223, 295, 312, 355, 389, 402, 423, 555, 609, 619, 649, 679, 711, 760, 840, 841

• variables are defined;

PE/TE: 9, 29, 34, 85, 175, 203, 239, 295, 326, 361, 429, 451, 565, 619, 708, 711, 733, 837

• SI (metric) units are used;

PE/TE: 12, 13, 34, 86, 408, 507, 528, 850, 857

• criteria are established for evaluating a prediction;

PE/TE: 27, 28–29, 56–57, 116–117, 133, 144–145, 174–175, 202–203, 264–265, 294–295, 354–355, 422–423, 450–451, 508–509, 564–565, 618–619, 678–679, 710–711

• models are constructed to illustrate and explain phenomena;

PE/TE: 232–233, 476–477, 590–591, 800–801

• sources of experimental error are identified;

PE/TE: 28–29, 56–57, 86–87, 116–117, 133, 144–145, 174–175, 232–233, 264–265, 320–321, 354–355, 422–423, 476–477, 536–537, 564–565, 609, 618–619, 678–679, 710–711, 800–801

• dependent variables, independent variables, and constants are identified;

PE/TE: 9, 29, 34, 85, 175, 203, 239, 295, 326, 361, 429, 451, 565, 619, 708, 711, 733, 837

• variables are controlled to test hypotheses and trials are repeated;

PE/TE: 9, 29, 34, 85, 175, 203, 239, 295, 326, 361, 429, 451, 565, 619, 708, 711, 733, 837

• continuous line graphs are constructed, interpreted, and used to make predictions; and

PE/TE: 35, 62–63, 93, 456, 842

• interpretations from the same set of data are evaluated and defended.

PE/TE: 35, 62–63, 93, 456, 842

LS.2 The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells. Key concepts include

 

• cell structure and organelles (cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, vacuole, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus and chloroplast);

PE/TE: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 75, 80, 83, 84, 98, 99, 242, 243, 244, 245, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311

• similarities and differences between plant and animal cells;

PE/TE: 41, 334

• development of cell theory; and

PE/TE: 36F, 51

• cell division (mitosis and meiosis).

PE/TE: 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106–107, 108, 277, 639

LS.3 The student will investigate and understand that living things show patterns of cellular organization. Key concepts include

 

• cells, tissues, organs, and systems; and

PE/TE: 39, 40, 41, 45, 442

• functions and processes of cells, tissues, organs, and systems (respiration, removal of wastes, growth, reproduction, digestion, and cellular transport).

PE/TE: 16, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 583, 584, 585, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643

LS.4 The student will investigate and understand that the basic needs of organisms must be met in order to carry out life processes. Key concepts include

 

• plant needs (light and energy sources, water, gases, nutrients);

PE/TE: 242, 243, 244, 245, 254, 255, 256, 257, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311

• animal needs (food, water, gases, shelter, space); and

PE/TE: 334, 335, 336, 337, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 377, 384, 398, 399, 404, 405, 411, 412, 436

• factors that influence life processes.

PE/TE: 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 546, 547, 548, 549, 574, 575, 576, 577, 583, 584, 585, 586, 628, 629, 632, 633, 634, 635

LS.5 The student will investigate and understand classification of organisms. Key concepts include

 

• differences in number, color, size, shape, and texture of external and internal structures; and

PE/TE: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78

• variation in method of locomotion, obtaining nourishment, and reproduction.

PE/TE: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 45, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78

LS.6 The student will investigate and understand the basic physical and chemical processes of photosynthesis and its importance to plant and animal life. Key concepts include

 

• energy transfer between sunlight and chlorophyll;

PE/TE: 42, 82, 190, 215, 243, 306, 307, 704, 706, 311, 721

• transformation of water and carbon dioxide into sugar, water, and oxygen; and

PE/TE: 85, 191, 254, 307, 308, 311, 704, 721, 722

• photosynthesis as the foundation of food webs.

PE/TE: 85, 213, 254, 306, 309, 311, 704, 721, 722

LS.7 The student will investigate and understand that organisms within an ecosystem are dependent on one another and on nonliving components of the environment. Key concepts include

 

• interactions resulting in a flow of energy and matter throughout the system;

PE/TE: 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737

• complex relationships in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems; and

PE/TE: 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767

• energy flow in food chains, food webs, and food pyramids.

PE/TE: 718F, 735, 736

LS.8 The student will investigate and understand that interactions exist among members of a population. Key concepts include

 

• competition, cooperation, social hierarchy, territorial imperative; and

PE/TE: 696, 697, 698, 699, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708

• influence of behavior on population interactions.

PE/TE: 700, 701, 702, 703

LS.9 The student will investigate and understand interactions among populations in a biological community. Key concepts include

 

• the relationship among producers, consumers, and decomposers in food chains and food webs;

PE/TE: 704, 705

• the relationship of predators and prey;

PE/TE: 708

• competition and cooperation;

PE/TE: 696, 708

• symbiotic relationships and niches; and

PE/TE: 706, 707

• the role of parasites and their hosts.

PE/TE: 52, 53, 54, 219, 220, 348, 349, 350

LS.10 The student will investigate and understand how organisms adapt to biotic and abiotic factors in a biome. Key concepts include

 

• differences between ecosystems and biomes;

PE/TE: 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767

• characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater biomes; and

PE/TE: 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 761

• adaptations that enable organisms to survive within a specific biome.

PE/TE: 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759

LS.11 The student will investigate and understand that ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms are dynamic and change over time (daily, seasonal, and long term). Key concepts include

 

• phototropism, hibernation, and dormancy;

PE/TE: 314, 411, 473

• factors that increase or decrease population size; and

PE/TE: 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703

• eutrophication, climate change, and catastrophic disturbances.

PE/TE: 725, 726

LS.12 The student will investigate and understand the relationships between ecosystem dynamics and human activity. Key concepts include

 

• food production and harvest;

PE/TE: 757, 758, 762, 763

• change in habitat size, quality, and structure;

PE/TE: 694, 695

• change in species competition;

PE/TE: 696, 708

• population disturbances and factors that threaten and enhance species survival; and

PE/TE: 690E, 694, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 757, 758, 762, 763

• environmental issues (water supply, air quality, energy production, and waste management).

PE/TE: 720, 721, 722, 723, 762, 763

LS.13 The student will investigate and understand that organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations. Key concepts include

 

• the role of DNA;

PE/TE: 94F, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 132

• characteristics that can and cannot be inherited;

PE/TE: 115, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131

• genetic engineering and its applications; and

PE/TE: 124E, 141, 142, 143

• historical contributions and significance of discoveries related to genetics.

PE/TE: 124E, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135

LS.14 The student will investigate and understand that organisms change over time. Key concepts include

 

• the relationships of mutation, adaptation, natural selection, and extinction;

PE/TE: 114, 115, 116, 117, 137, 157, 335, 336, 337, 420, 421

• evidence of evolution of different species in the fossil record; and

PE/TE: 163, 164, 165, 166, 167

• how environmental influences, as well as genetic variation, can lead to diversity of organisms.

PE/TE: 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159

 

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