1.  Recognize the cell membrane helps regulate the transfer of materials in and out of the cell.

2.  Recognize the function of the chloroplast is photosynthesis

3.  Recognize photosynthesis is a chemical change with reactants (water and carbon dioxide) and products (energy-rich sugar molecules and oxygen) that takes place in the presence of light and chlorophyll

4.  Recognize oxygen is needed by all cells of most organisms for the release of energy from nutrient (sugar) molecules (Do NOT assess the term cellular respiration

5.  Describe the importance of the transport and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide to the survival of the organism

6.  Identify and give examples of each level of organization (cell, tissue, organ, organ system) in multicellular organisms (plants, animals) 

7.  Illustrate and explain the path water and nutrients take as they move through the transport system of a plant  

8.  Explain the interactions between the circulatory and digestive systems nutrients are processed by the digestive system, passed into the blood stream, and transported in and out of the cell 

9.  Compare and contrast the processes of mechanical and chemical digestion, and their role in providing materials necessary for survival of the cell and organism 

10.  Identify the importance of the transport and exchange of nutrient and waste molecules to the survival of the cell and organism

11.  Explain the interactions between the circulatory and respiratory systems in exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between cells and the atmosphere (when oxygen enters the body, passes into the blood stream, and is transported into the cell; carbon dioxide is transported out of the cell, passes into the blood stream, and exits the body)

12.  Explain the interactions between the nervous and muscular systems when an organism responds to a stimulus

 Science Scope:  Visualizing Neuroscience/Build a Brain Project and How the Brain visually perceives the world(Summer 2006)
 

13.  Predict the response the body may take to maintain internal balance during an environmental change (e.g., shivering when cold, slowing metabolism when food supply decreases or when dehydrated, adrenaline rush when frightened)