Larissa A. Spreng
Current Connecticut Standards
Content Standards
Heredity and Evolution - What processes are responsible for life's unity and diversity?
8.2 Reproduction is a characteristic of living systems and it is essential for the continuation of every species.
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Heredity is the passage of genetic information form one generation to another.
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Some of the characteristics of an organisms are inherited and some result form interactions with the environment.
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CMT Expected Performances
C.25 Explain the similarities and differences in cell division in somatic and germ cells
C.26 Describe the structure and function of the male and female human reproductive systems, including the process of sperm and egg production.
C.27 Describe how genetic information is organized in genes on chromosomes, and explain sex determination in humans.
Current New Haven Curriculum Standards
Grade-Level Expectations
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1. Relate the continued existence of any species to its successful reproduction and explain in writing the factors that contribute to successful reproduction.
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2. Describe the structure, location and function of chromosomes, genes, and DNA, and how they relate to each other in the living cell.
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3. Illustrate and chart the purpose, cell type (somatic and germ) and resulting chromosome count during cell division in mitosis and meiosis.
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4. Identify the major structures in human male and female reproductive systems and where meiosis and gamete formation take place.
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5. Investigate and report on the role of hormone production as it initiates and regulates the creation of male and female germ cells from birth through adolescence and into adulthood.
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6. Compare and contrast the events and processes that occur when a human egg is fertilized and not fertilized.
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7. Demonstrate the relationship of corresponding genes on pairs of chromosomes to traits inherited by offspring.
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8. Describe in writing the role of the germ cells in the formation of the human zygote and its resulting 23 pairs of chromosomes, the 23
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of which determines gender and the other 22 of which determine the characteristics of that offspring.
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