CHAPTER 17
TARGET
- Explains the classification of organisms based on common ancestry using evidence from living species, the fossil record, and molecular data.
- Explain how evolutionary time can be measured by mutation rates to identify divergence between species from a common ancestor.
- Introduces Linnaean taxonomy as a method of classifying and naming organisms based on physical and structural similarities. Explains the hierarchy of the classification system beginning with domains and kingdoms.
CHAPTER 18
TARGET
- Student will compare and contrast viruses with prokaryote
- Student will describe the viral structure and reproduction and detail the role of viruses in causing diseases including the common cold, influenza, SARS, and AIDS.
- Student will compare characteristics of bacteria and archaea.
- Student will explain the benefits of certain bacteria to organisms and the important role bacteria play in ecosystems. Student will describe some bacterial diseases and the use of antibiotics.
CHAPTER 19
TARGET
Describe the characteristics of protists that can be used to classify them. Student will discuss the characteristics, diversity, and reproduction of fungi.