Unit 7: Inheritance and Variations of Traits - 15 Days

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
 

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

 

Assessment   (Required)

TBA

Standards

LS3-1

LS3-2

Detailed Unit Plans 
LS 3-1 Inheritance and Traits
LS3-2 Growth and Development of Organisms 

Essential Questions

How do living organisms pass traits from one generation to the next?

How do structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes affect proteins or affect the structure and function of an organism?

How do asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction affect the genetic variation of offspring?