HS-LS1-4 - Performance Expectation
Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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modelcellular divisionmitosisdifferentiationcomplex organisms
Skills
- use (models to represent biological processes) #dok2
- illustrate (the role of mitosis in growth and maintenance) #dok2
- explain (how differentiation produces specialized cells) #dok2
- analyze (processes contributing to the development of complex organisms) #dok3
- develop (a model to visualize cellular division and differentiation) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can define cellular division and differentiation in organisms. #dok1
- I can identify mitosis as a process of cellular division. #dok1
- I can use a model to illustrate how mitosis and differentiation contribute to organism complexity. #dok2
- I can explain the importance of specialized cells in multicellular organisms. #dok2
- I can develop a model showing how cells divide and differentiate to produce complex organisms. #dok3
- I can analyze diagrams to identify where cellular division and differentiation occur in organism development. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Mitosis and cellular differentiation are vital processes for the development and maintenance of complex organisms.
- Models help us visualize and understand cellular division and differentiation and their roles in multicellular life.
Essential Questions
- How does mitosis contribute to the growth and maintenance of complex organisms?
- What is cellular differentiation, and why is it important for multicellular organisms?
- How do models help us understand the relationship between cell division and organism complexity?
- What would happen if cellular division or differentiation did not occur properly in an organism?
- In what ways do specialized cells support the functions necessary for life in complex organisms?
![How Cells Become Specialized [Featuring Stem Cells]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t3g26p9Mh_k/hqdefault.jpg)
