Subject Area - 3:
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
- Standard Area - 3.1: Biological Sciences
- Organizing Category - 3.1.A: Organisms and Cells
- Course - 3.1.B.A: BIOLOGY
Standard - 3.1.B.A5
Relate the structure of cell organelles to their function (energy capture and release, transport, waste removal, protein synthesis, movement, etc).
Explain the role of water in cell metabolism.
Explain how the cell membrane functions as a regulatory structure and protective barrier for the cell.
Describe transport mechanisms across the plasma membrane.
-
Assessment Anchor - BIO.A.3
Bioenergetics
-
Anchor Descriptor - BIO.A.3.1
Identify and describe the cell structures involved in processing energy.
-
Eligible Content - BIO.A.3.1.1
Describe the fundamental roles of plastids (e.g., chloroplasts) and mitochondria in energy transformations.