Biology - EC: BIO.A.3.2.1
Biology - EC: BIO.A.3.2.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?
- In what organelle does cellular respiration occur?
- Can plants perform photosynthesis, respiration, or both processes?
- The equation below represents a summary of a biological process.
carbon dioxide + water → glucose + water + oxygen
This process is completed in what organelle? What is the name of the process?
- The equation below represents a summary of a biological process.
glucose + water + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
This process is completed in what organelle? What is the name of the process?
- 20 crickets were placed in a jar. After a couple hours what would happen to the relative concentrations of carbon dioxide and oxygen?
- Are there any limits to the time of day when photosynthesis can occur?
- Are there any limited to the time of day when respiration can occur?
- A lot of the carbon dioxide produced by green plants is not excreted as a metabolic waste. Explain why a plant cell might need to save the carbon dioxide.
- The graph below shows the results of an experiment in which a container of green algae was exposed to light of different colors. Explain the results of this experiment.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Chloroplast
- Mitochondria
- Plants can do both
- Chloroplast; photosynthesis
- Mitochondria; respiration
- The concentration of carbon dioxide would increase and the concentration of oxygen would decrease.
- Daytime or only when there is light available
- Respiration can happen day or night.
- Acceptable responses include, but are not limited to:
- The carbon dioxide could be used for photosynthesis in order for the plant to create food and release oxygen.
- Acceptable responses include, but are not limited to:
- The green algae were not able to perform photosynthesis with the green light but it was very effective performing photosynthesis with red and violet light.
