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BIO.2Thestudentwillinvestigateandunderstandthechemicalandbiochemicalprinciples
essentialforlife.Keyconceptsinclude
a. thecapture,storage,transformation,andflowofenergythroughtheprocessesof
photosynthesisandrespiration.
PriorKnowledge:
ThebasisofallenergyonEarthisthesun.Plantscaptureradiantenergyfromthesun
andturnitintochemicalenergy.
Foodisneededforenergy.
TheenergymoleculeofthecellisATP.
Themitochondriaisthepowerplantofthecell.Itcreatesenergyforthecell.
Humansandanimalstakeinoxygenandreleasecarbondioxide.Plantsdothisaswellfor
cellularrespiration,butthealsotakeincarbondioxideforphotosynthesis.
GlucoseismadebyplantsduringphotosynthesisplantsANDanimalsusethatglucoseto
makeenergy(ATP)incellularrespiration.
Misconceptions:
Cellularrespirationoccursinanimalcellsonly.
Theenergythatweuseinfoodisnotfoundinsidethechemicalbonds.
Theenergyproducedduringrespirationstaysinthemitochondria.
Theplantsdonotusetheglucoseforenergy.
KeyQuestions:
Wheredowegettheenergyforourbodiesneeds?
Whatisenergy?Whataretheformsofenergy?Whatistheformofenergyourbody
uses?WhatisATP?
Howdochemicalsstoreenergyinbonds?Whydoweusethelastphosphategroupof
ATPinsteadofthesecondorfirstphosphategroup?
Whatarethereactantsandproductsoftheequationforcellularrespiration?
Howdoanimalsgetthereactantsforcellularrespirationandhowdotheyeliminatethe
wastesofcellularrespiration?
Whatisthedifferencebetweenaerobicandanaerobicrespiration?Whatarethemajor
examplesofthisinnatureandinthehumanbody?
Whatarethethreemainpartsofcellularrespiration?Whichmoleculesarethekey
playersineachpart?
EssentialUnderstandingandSkills:
Thebreakdownofnutrientmoleculesenablesallcellstostoreenergyinspecific
chemicalsthatareusedtocarryoutthelifefunctionsofthecell.
Plantcellsandmanymicroorganismsusesolarenergytocombinemoleculesofcarbon
dioxideandwaterintocomplex,energyrichorganiccompoundsandreleaseoxygeninto
theenvironment.
Theprocessofphotosynthesisprovidesavitalconnectionbetweenthesunandtheenergy
needsoflivingsystems.Duringphotosynthesis,cellstrapenergyfromsunlightwith
chlorophyll,foundinchloroplasts,andusetheenergy,carbondioxide,andwaterto
produceenergyrichorganicmolecules(glucose)andoxygen.Photosynthesisinvolves
anenergyconversioninwhichlightenergyisconvertedtochemicalenergyin
specializedcells.Thesecellsarefoundinautotrophssuchasplantsandsomeprotists.
Photosynthesisandcellrespirationarecomplementaryprocessesforcyclingcarbon
dioxideandoxygenaswellastransferringenergyinecosystems.
Cellsreleasethechemicalenergystoredintheproductsofphotosynthesis.Thisenergyis
transportedwithinthecellintheformofATP.Whencellsneedenergytodowork,
certainenzymesreleasetheenergystoredinthechemicalbondsinATP.
Explainhowlightistheinitialsourceofenergyformostcommunities.
Recognizetheequationsforphotosynthesisandrespirationandidentifythereactantsand
products.
DescribetheroleofATPinthestorageandreleaseofchemicalenergyinthecell.
Explaintheinterrelatednessofphotosynthesisandcellrespiration.
Plantcellsandmanymicroorganismsusesolarenergytocombinemoleculesofcarbon
dioxideandwaterintocomplex,energyrichorganiccompoundsandreleaseoxygeninto
theenvironment.
Theprocessofphotosynthesisprovidesavitalconnectionbetweenthesunandtheenergy
needsoflivingsystems.Duringphotosynthesis,cellstrapenergyfromsunlightwith
chlorophyll,foundinchloroplasts,andusetheenergy,carbondioxide,andwaterto
produceenergyrichorganicmolecules(glucose)andoxygen.Photosynthesisinvolves
anenergyconversioninwhichlightenergyisconvertedtochemicalenergyin
specializedcells.Thesecellsarefoundinautotrophssuchasplantsandsomeprotists.
Photosynthesisandcellrespirationarecomplementaryprocessesforcyclingcarbon
dioxideandoxygenaswellastransferringenergyinecosystems.
Explainhowlightistheinitialsourceofenergyformostcommunities.
Recognizetheequationsforphotosynthesisandrespirationandidentifythereactantsand
products.
Explaintheinterrelatednessofphotosynthesisandcellrespiration.
UnitPlanOutline
Day
Lesson
Virginia
SOL
Activities
Assessment
#1
1/5
LightandPigments
BIO.2d
ElectromagneticSpectrum
Exploration
EMSandPigmentNotes
ChromatographyDemo
AbsorptionSpectrumGraph
GroupWork
EMSLabActivity
Sheet
Absorption
SpectrumGraph
Sheet
#2
1/7
Introto
PhotosynthesisLeaf
andChloroplast
Structure
BIO.2d
WhatsInALeafQuestions
LeafDiskLab
OverviewofPhotosynthesis
PreziwithNotes
WhatsInaLeaf
Questions
LeafDiskLab
ActivitySheet
#3
1/9
LightDependentand
Independent
BIO.2d
StructureandPigmentQuiz
ElodeaInquiryLab
ReactionsofPhotosynthesis
Notes
Structureand
PigmentQuiz
ElodeaInquiryLab
WriteUp
#4
1/13
TheEnergyCycle
BIO.2d
PhotosynthesisFoldable
ComparingandContrasting
Photosynthesisand
RespirationNotes
Review
VennDiagram
Competition
#5
1/15
PhotosynthesisTest
BIO.2d
Review
Test
PhotosynthesisUnit
Test
*MissedDaysorAlteredSchedules
Alllessonsaredesignedfora90minuteblock.