1.a. Cells function similarly in all living organisms.||CA Science||Grade 7||01. Cell Biology||1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.|||1.b. The characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls.||CA Science||Grade 7||01. Cell Biology||1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.|||1.c. The nucleus is the repository for genetic information in plant and animal cells.||CA Science||Grade 7||01. Cell Biology||1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.|||1.d. Mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do, and chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis.||CA Science||Grade 7||01. Cell Biology||1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.|||5.a. Plants and animals have levels of organization for structure and function, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism.||CA Science||Grade 7||05. Structure and Function in Living Systems||5. The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function.|||1.a. Cells are enclosed within semi-permeable membranes that regulate their interaction with their surroundings.||Grade 9-12||03. Biology/Life Sciences||1. Cell Biology||1. Fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that are carried out in specialized areas of the organism’s cells.|||1.c. How prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure.||Grade 9-12||03. Biology/Life Sciences||1. Cell Biology||1. Fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that are carried out in specialized areas of the organism’s cells.|||1.d. The Central Dogma of molecular biology outlines the flow of information from transcription of RNA in the nucleus to translation of proteins on ribosomes in the cytoplasm.||Grade 9-12||03. Biology/Life Sciences||1. Cell Biology||1. Fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that are carried out in specialized areas of the organism’s cells.
