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Subject Area - 4:
Environment and Ecology
Environment and Ecology
- Standard Area - 4.2: Watersheds and Wetlands
- Grade Level - 4.2.5: GRADE 5
Standard - 4.2.5.C
Identify physical, chemical, and biological factors that affect water quality.
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Assessment Anchor - BIO.A.2
The Chemical Basis for Life
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Anchor Descriptor - BIO.A.2.1
Describe how the unique properties of water support life on Earth.
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.1.1 Describe the unique properties of water and how these properties support life on Earth (e.g., freezing point, high specific heat, cohesion).
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Anchor Descriptor - BIO.A.2.2
Describe and interpret relationships between structure and function at various levels of biochemical organization (i.e., atoms, molecules, and macromolecules).
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.2.1 Explain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules.
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.2.2 Describe how biological macromolecules form from monomers.
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.2.3 Compare and contrast the structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in organisms.
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Anchor Descriptor - BIO.A.2.3
Explain how enzymes regulate biochemical reactions within a cell.
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.3.1 Describe the role of an enzyme as a catalyst in regulating a specific biochemical reaction.
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Eligible Content - BIO.A.2.3.2 Explain how factors such as pH, temperature, and concentration levels can affect enzyme function.
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Assessment Anchor - S5.D.1 Earth Features and Processes That Change Earth and Its Resources
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Anchor Descriptor - S5.D.1.1 Describe constructive and destructive natural processes that form different geologic structures and resources.
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Eligible Content - S5.D.1.1.1 Differentiate between abrupt changes in Earth’s surface (e.g., earthquakes, volcanoes, meteor impacts, landslides) and gradual changes in Earth’s surface (e.g., lifting up of mountains, wearing away by erosion).
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Eligible Content - S5.D.1.1.2 Explain how geological processes observed today (e.g., erosion, changes in the composition of the atmosphere, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes) are similar to those in the past.
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Anchor Descriptor - S5.D.1.2 Describe characteristic features of Earth’s water systems and their impact on resources.
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Eligible Content - S5.D.1.2.1 Identify physical, chemical, and biological factors that affect water quality.
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Eligible Content - S5.D.1.2.2 Describe the importance of wetlands in an ecosystem.
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