Study Guide: Science - Unit A - Chapter 1

Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials.

Students know many multicellular organisms have specialized structures to support the transport of materials.

Cell Transport; Tissues, Organs, and Systems (pgs. A10-A13)

Vocabulary: cell, diffusion, osmosis, tissue, organ, system

four types of tissues

Students know how blood circulates through the heart chambers, lungs, and body and how carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) are exchanged in the lungs and tissues.

From Cells to Systems, The Circulatory System, The Respiratory System (pgs. A16 – A18)

Vocabulary: plasma, platelets, arteries, capillaries, veins, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins

Students know the sequential steps of digestion and the roles of teeth and the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and colon in the function of the digestive system.

The Digestive System (pg. A19)

Vocabulary: esophagus, stomach, small intestine, villi, large intestine

Students know the role of the kidney in removing cellular waste from blood and converting it into urine, which is stored in the bladder.

The Excretory System (pg. A20)

Vocabulary: liver, kidneys, urea, nephrons, urine, ureters, bladder, urethra

The main standard is at the top in bold type. The specific life sciences standards are in italics. The page numbers and titles tell the students which sections of the textbook for which they are responsible, as well as the required vocabulary.