Unit 5 Concept Map
Course Essential Question
Unit 5 - Cell Growth and Reproduction New cells
Grade Level: 10
arise from the division of pre-existing cells.
Subject: Biology
Unit Essential Question
How do cells grow and reproduce?
PA Standards/Anchors/(Assessment Anchor/Eligible Content)
BIO.B.1.1, BIO.B.1.1.2 BIO.B.1.2.1, BIO.B.1.2.2.
Lesson Essential Questions:
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What factors cause cells to grow?
How do prokaryotic cells divide to form new cells?
What is the process of eukaryotic cell division? Explain
the process of mitosis and cytokinesis.
How do cells differentiate to form multicellular
organisms?
How do specialized cells within a multicellular organism
function together to maintain the characteristics of life?
How are gametes created in sexually reproducing
organisms? Explain the process of meiosis.
How do gametes from both parents combine to form
new life?
How do cancer cells differ from other cells?
Concepts:
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Cells grow when they can take in more nutrients through
their plasma membranes than they can metabolize in
their interior. Cells may divide when their metabolism
exceeds nutrient absorption.
All cells go through a cell cycle.
Prokaryotic cells divide via binary fission.
Eukaryotic cells first divide their nucleus and then divide
their cytoplasm to make new cells.
Cell differentiation occurs many times during
development of a multicellular organisms giving rise to a
diversity of cell types.
Cells that have differentiated to perform specialized
functions rely on the collective function of other
specialized cells within a multicellular organism to
maintain their living condition.
Sexually reproducing organisms produce gametes which
transport hereditary information from one generation of
organisms into another generation.
Meiosis involves a two-step nuclear division reducing the
number of chromosomes in half – producing gametes.
-----------------------------------------------------------------Skills
1. Describe the events that occur during the
Vocabulary
1. Cell division
2. Cell cycle
3. Chromosome
4. Chromatin
5. Cytokinesis
6. Centromere
7. Centriole
8. Chromatid
9. Tetrad
10. DNA
11. Prophase
12. Metaphase
13. Anaphase
14. Telophase
15. Interphase
16. Meiosis
17. Mitosis
18. Gametes
19. Haploid
20. Diploid
21. Double Helix
22. Nucleosome
23. Cancer
24. Cyclins
25. P-53
26. Stem Cells
27. Zygote
28. Homologous
cell cycle; interphase, nuclear division
(mitosis or meiosis) and cytokinesis
2. Compare and contrast the processes and
outcomes of mitotic and meiotic nuclear
division
Formative Assessments Summative Assessments
1. Ticket out the
1. Quizzes
door
2. Unit Tests:
2. Think-pair-share
 Test 1 – Cell
3. Thumbs up –
Division
Thumbs down
 Test 2 – Meiosis
4. Concept Map
3. Cell model
5. Sentence starter
4. Labs:
prompts
 Regeneration in
6. Collins writing
Planaria – PH Lab
7. Venn diagram
Manual #10
8. Compare
 Modeling Meiosis –
contrast
PH Lab Manual
9. 3-2-1
#11
10. Frayer diagrams
 Additional Meiosis
11. KWL
Labs
12. Whiteboard
 Comparing Surface
responses
Area and Volume –
PH Lab manual Quick Lab
5. Activity:
 Calculating Haploid
and Diploid
Numbers – PH Lab
Manual (Data
Analysis #16)
6. Projects
7. CDT biology
8. Coloring pages –
Biology Coloring
Book
9. Steps of mitosis
model
Resources
Biology textbook
Powerpoints (from textbook resources)
Biology websites:
-biologyjunction.com
-biologycorner.com
-biology.com