Biology Content Standards Standard 1: Overarching Principles and Concepts Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: Standard 2: Living Systems - Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: B 1.1 The central role that the theory of evolution plays in understanding and interpreting the core biology concepts BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 360 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIOL 360 - lecture exams, lab quizzes, lab reports, and topic B 1.2 Fundamental aspects of biological investigation including accessing the biology literature BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIOL 310 BIOL 450 B 1.3 How to design, conduct, and report the findings of biological research BIOL 310 BIOL 450 B 1.4 Historical development, language, and patterns of reasoning in biology including contributions of significant individuals and underrepresented groups, and the synergistic interactions between biology and other scientific disciplines BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laborator BIOL 310: quizzes, exams, lab reports, oral presentation, research paper BIOL 450: exams, lab reports, oral presentation, journal article review paper BIOL 310: quizzes, exams, lab reports, oral presentation, research paper BIOL 450: exams, lab reports, oral presentation, journal article review paper BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory B 2.1 Characteristics of life BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 2.2 Biological organization BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 2.3 Flow of matter and energy among living things BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests Standard 3: Cells Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: Standard 4: Genetics, Biotechnology, and Bioengineering - Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: B 3.1 Structure and function of the cell BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 3.2 Biological membranes BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 3.3 Mitosis and meiosis BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 3.4 Biochemical and interactions and pathways in cells and cell systems BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 3.5 Energy-releasing and storage pathways BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 3.6 Energy transfer in redox-reactions BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.1 Chromosomes, DNA, genes BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.2 Basic principles of heredity BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.3 Gene expression and regulation BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, Standard 5: Biodiversity Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: B 4.4 DNA and enabling technologies BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.5 Human genome BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.6 Genetic change BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 4.7 Applications of biotechnology in society BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 5.1 Similarities and differences among the structures and functions of animals, plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 5.2 Behavioral interactions between organisms and their environments BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 5.3 Regulation within biological systems including homeostatic mechanisms BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 5.4 Factors associated with the causes and transmission of disease BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 5.5 Biodiveristy issues BIOL 110 BIOL 112 student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory Standard 6: Biological Classification - Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: Standard 7: Evolution Biology - teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: B 6.1 Taxonomic categories BIOL 110 BIOL 112 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory B 6.2 Binomial nomenclature BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 B 6.3 Principles of systematics BIOL 110 BIOL 112 B 6.4 Scientific basis for classification BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 210 B 7.1 Organic evolution BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 450 B 7.2 Evidence of evolution BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIOL 210 Genetics – tests, projects/reports BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIOL 450: exams, lab reports, oral presentation, journal article review paper BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests B 7.3 Specification and macroevolution BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests B 7.4 Origin of major groups of organisms BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory Standard 8: Ecological Systems - Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: Standard 9: Synergistic Scientific Fields and Mathematics - Biology teacher candidates demonstrate a readiness for leading students to understand: B 7.5 Molecular basis of modern evolutionary theory BIOL 310 BIOL 450 BIOL 310: quizzes, exams, lab reports, oral presentation, research paper BIOL 450: exams, lab reports, oral presentation, journal article review paper BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIOL 210 Genetics – tests, projects/reports BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 112 – comprehensive examination, laboratory BIOL 210 Genetics – tests, projects/reports BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIOL 210 Genetics – tests, projects/reports BIO 110 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests BIO 111 – comprehensive examination, laboratory reports, student notebooks, tests B 8.1 Interactions between organisms and their environment BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIOL 210 B 8.2 Nutritional relationships in nature BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 112 BIOL 210 B 8.3 Population dynamics and the impact of population size on the environment BIOL 110 BIOL 111 BIOL 210 B 8.4 Causes of environmental degradation and its impact on the environment BIOL 110 BIOL 111 B 9.1 Chemistry, including the chemical basis of life, organic compounds, and proper laboratory techniques CHEM 170 CHEM 170 – test, quiz, work sample, homework, lab report B 9.2 Physics, including light, sound, optics, electricity, energy and order, magnetism, and thermodynamics PHYS 104 PHYS 104 – attendance, comprehensive examination, field study reports, laboratory demonstrations, laboratory reports, reading exercises, tests B 9.3 Earth and Space Science, including energy and geochemical cycles, weather and climate, oceans, changes in the Earth, and PHYS 104 PHYS 104 – attendance, comprehensive examination, field study reports, laboratory demonstrations, laboratory reports, reading exercises, tests natural resources B 9.4 Mathematics, including skills for solving problems, and the rules of probability and statistics MATH 211 MATH 213 MATH 211 – test MATH 213 – test, project, quiz, oral presentation, attendance, group presentation, teacher observation, class discussion.