Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of heredity by watching video clips and taking notes.
L.HE.M.2 Reproduction- Reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems; because no individual organism lives forever, reproduction is essential to the continuation of every species. Some organisms reproduce asexually. Other organisms reproduce sexually.
L.HE.07.21 Compare how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations, both asexually and sexually.
L.HE.07.22 Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of sexual vs. asexual reproduction.
Language Objective
Students will write to describe the concepts of heredity by completing the following sentence frames. (or complete the Googe Docs version found on Mr. Bloye’s iLearn site under Heredity)
1.Reproduction is the process by which organisms _____________.
2.Reproduction may not be important to an individual organisms survival, but it is very important to the survival of a species because__________.
3.Characteristics are passed on through generations through _______ found in ______________.
4.There are two main type of reproduction _________ and ___________.
5.___________ reproduction requires only one parent. It occurs when the parent organism _________.
6.___________ reproduction requires two parents. It occurs when the ___ cell and ___ cell join.
7.___________ reproduction produces offspring that are unique (different from all other organisms). This is because they get their DNA from _________________________.
8.___________ reproduction produces offspring that are identical (exactly the same) as the parent. This is because they get their DNA from _________________________.
9.Benefits of _________(one parent) reproduction include _____________________.
10.Benefits of _________(two parent) reproduction include _____________________.
HOMEWORK – Complete sentence frames. (or complete the Googe Docs version found on Mr. Bloye’s iLearn site under Heredity).
QUIZ – This Thursday about Reproduction.