BIO TEKS 10B - EOC Tracking Chart
Subject - BIOLOGY
TEKS 10 – The student knows that biological systems are composed of multiple levels. The student is expected to:
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Student Expectation (SE) 10B – describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
This is how it will be tested on the EOC!
Readiness Standard 10B The student is expected to:
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10.B.i - describe the interactions that occur among systems
that perform the functions of transport in plants
10.B.ii - describe the interactions that occur among
systems that perform the functions of reproduction in plants
10.B.iii - describe the interactions that occur among
systems that perform the functions of response in plants
Main Questions:
1. How do the root and shoot systems interact to perform the functions of transport in plants?
2. How do the root and shoot systems interact to perform the functions of reproduction in plants?
3. How do the root and shoot systems interact to perform the functions of response in plants?
Supporting Skills
The student is expected to:
Understand that in seed-bearing plants, cells are organized into
tissues, organs, and systems.
Understand plant systems:
Organ Systems:
 Shoot system – above- ground organs (leaves, stems,
flowers)
 Root system – below-ground organs (roots)
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BIO TEKS 10B - EOC Tracking Chart
Subject - BIOLOGY
TEKS 10 – The student knows that biological systems are composed of multiple levels. The student is expected to:
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Student Expectation (SE) 10B – describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
Understand plant tissues:
Tissues (Organ systems have 3 types of tissue):
 Dermal – barrier
 Ground – metabolic functions
 Vascular – transport
Understand that each plant organ contains all three types of
tissue.
Understand the dermal tissue is the outer covering of the plant
that serves as a protective barrier.
Understand ground tissue is responsible for carrying out most of
the plant’s metabolic functions, such as photosynthesis.
Understand vascular tissue transports needed substances
throughout the plant, such as food and water.
Know that plant system interactions occur when the root and
shoot systems act upon or influence each other in order to survive
and perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and
response.
Understand that plants use specialized cells to transport water, minerals,
nutrients and hormones through the roots, stems, and leaves.
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function of phloem
function of stomata & guard cells
function of root hairs & transpiration
Understand that reproduction in plants is responsible for the continuation
of plant species by sexual or asexual means.
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Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction in
plants
Describe pollination & fertilization
Describe germination
BIO TEKS 10B - EOC Tracking Chart
Subject - BIOLOGY
TEKS 10 – The student knows that biological systems are composed of multiple levels. The student is expected to:
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Student Expectation (SE) 10B – describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
Understand responses of plants to external stimuli allow plants to receive
information from their surroundings and translate it into some type of
action. Describe the following:
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Hormones - chemicals that regulate plant growth
Phototropism- response to light
Gravitropism- response to gravity
Hydrotropism- response to water
Thigmotropism- response to touch (vines)
Know the following basic vocabulary & information:
TRANSPORT:
Roots – function for absorption of water and minerals, anchorage, food
storage (some more than others), reproduction (some)
Stems – function to translocate water and minerals to the leaves; transport
food (sap) downward from the leaves to the roots
Leaves – function as the major photosynthetic (food making & gas
exchange) organ of a plant
Xylem – layers of dead cells that make up bundles of tissue that transport
water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, and to the leaves of
a plant (XYLEM  UP)
Phloem – a tissue composed of living cells that make up bundles of tubes
that transport food to all parts of the plant (PHLOEM  DOWN)
Stomata (singular: stoma) – pores found in the leaf and stem used for gas
exchange. Guard cells surround the stomata to regulate opening and
closing
Guard Cells – one of the paired epidermal cells that control the opening
and closing of a stoma in plant tissue
Root hairs – a hairlike outgrowth of a plant root that absorbs water and
minerals from the soil
Transpiration – the loss of water from a leaf through the stomata; this
evaporation of water helps water travel up the plant as if being sucked up a
straw
REPRODUCTION:
Asexual Reproduction (Vegetative Propagation) in Plants – Plants
can reproduce by asexual (vegetative) means. Asexual plants are able to
reproduce through structures such as rhizomes, plantlets, or runners. The
new plants are genetically identical to the parent plant unlike sexual
reproduction.
BIO TEKS 10B - EOC Tracking Chart
Subject - BIOLOGY
TEKS 10 – The student knows that biological systems are composed of multiple levels. The student is expected to:
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Student Expectation (SE) 10B – describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
Rhizome – a stem that grows horizontally below the soil and sends out
roots and shoots of new plants (nodes & buds)
Runner – a stem that grows horizontally above the soil and sends out
roots and shoots of new plants (nodes & buds)
Plantlet – a small plant growing from a leaf or stem of the mother plant
Sexual Reproduction in Plants – Plants can reproduce sexually using
structures found in the plant flower. The male reproductive structure
produces sperm cells (pollen). The female reproductive structures
include the ovule that produces the egg cells (ova).
Pollination - the transfer of pollen from the anthers of a flower to the
stigma of the same flower or of another flower
Pollination is a prerequisite for fertilization: the fusion of nuclei from the
pollen grain with nuclei in the ovule. Fertilization allows the flower to
develop seeds.
Germination - the process in which a flowering or coniferous plant
emerges from a seed and begins growth
Know the parts of a Flower!
BIO TEKS 10B - EOC Tracking Chart
Subject - BIOLOGY
TEKS 10 – The student knows that biological systems are composed of multiple levels. The student is expected to:
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Student Expectation (SE) 10B – describe the interactions that occur among systems that
perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
RESPONSE:
Stimulus – a signal from the environment
Tropism – the process though which plants receive information from their
environment and translate it into a response
Positive tropism – to move toward a stimulus
Negative tropism – to move away from a stimulus
Auxins – plant hormones responsible for a plant’s response to light and
gravity