Syllabus

 

 

A typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits.  Those traits may be modified by environmental influences

Investigation
Human Body
Light & Living Things
Cell Biology
Genetics
Evolution & History
Site Map
 
 
 
Structure & Function The anatomy and physiology of plants illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

 


Plant Reproduction
  • Students know the structures and processes by which flowering plants generate pollen, ovules, seeds, and fruit.

Flower Slideshow PPT Fertilization in Flowering Plants   PPT   PDF
Reproduction in Flowering Plants   PPT   PDF
 

Heredity

 

   

Gregor Mendel

 

  • Differences exist between the life cycles and reproduction methods of sexual and asexual organisms.

  • Sexual reproduction produces offspring that inherit half their genes from each parent.

  •  An inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes. 

  •  Plant and animal cells contain many thousands of different genes and typically have two copies of every gene.  

  • The two copies (or alleles) of the gene may or may not be identical, and one may be dominant in determining the phenotype while the other is recessive.

  Traits  PPT   PDF   Genes and Heredity 3½ min video clip explaining traits
  Genes and Alleles   PPT   PDF   Mirror Neurons - PBS 14 min clip explores the role that mirror neurons may play in human actions and interactions
Other Patterns of Inheritance PPT  PDF
       
Deoxyribonucleic Acid  

 

 

  • DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of living organisms.

  • DNA is located in the chromosomes of each cell.

  Structure of DNA   PPT   PDF   DNA 52 sec clip explaining DNA
  DNA Replication   PPT   PDF   Human Genome Project 3½ min animation progressing from cells to the nucleus, chromosomes to DNA
  Cells and DNA   PPT   PDF   Cracking the Code of Life - 2 hours (divided into 16 segments) NOVA follows scientists as they race to identify the complete, letter-by-letter sequence of the human genome.
  Mistakes Happen   PPT   PDF   Sam Sheppard Trial - NOVA video clip - QuickTime
  DNA and Technology   PPT   PDF    
       
     
 

Patricia Ware

Manhattan Beach Middle School

1501 Redondo Beach Avenue

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

310.318.7345 ext. 3105