Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-LS1-2

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment of organelle structure/function relationships is limited to the cell wall and cell membrane. Assessment of the function of the other organelles is limited to their relationship to the whole cell. Assessment does not include the biochemical function of cells or cell parts.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471318

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471371

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471392

Align To:

http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/5