Biology - EC: BIO.A.1.2.2
Biology - EC: BIO.A.1.2.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
Commencement
Course, Subject
Biology
Activities
- Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest: system, organ, tissue, organelle, cell
- Tissues are made of many subunits called what?
- A human uses the respiratory system to exchange gasses, what is used to exchange gasses in a plant cell?
- What cellular organelle has the same life function as the digestive system in a human? Explain your answer.
- Identify a system in the human body that performs the same function as an organelle in a cell. Be sure to name both a system and an organelle.
- Plant leaves have specialized tissues that prevent water loss. Identify and explain the functioning of one of these tissues.
- Describe the relationship between cells, tissues, and organs.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system
- Cells
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Cell membrane
- Organelle
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Lysosomes because they digest bacteria that invades the cell.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Nervous system + nucleus
- Respiratory system + cell membrane
- Digestive system + lysosome
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Guard cells open and close to exchange gasses and to prevent water loss.
- The Cuticle is a waxy layer to prevent water loss.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Organs are made of tissues and tissues are composed of many cells.
