Unit 4: Simple Organisms, Fungi and Plants

Grade Level:

7

Subject:

Life Science

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Understandings:

1. “God reveals His existence and character through creation.” *(Romans 1:20)
2. “Science reminds us that we live in an intelligently designed and ordered world.” (Col.1:16, Rev. 4:11)
3. “Plants are given by God both for food and for pleasure.” * (Gen. 1:29, Gen. 2:9)

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1. Describe the characteristics of bacteria.
2. Explain how bacteria reproduce.
3. Compare and contrast eubacteria and archaebacteria.
4. Explain two helpful and two harmful roles bacteria play in the world.
5. Explain how viruses are similar to and different from living things.
6. List the four major virus shapes.
7. Describe the two kinds of viral reproduction.
8. Describe the characteristics of protists.
9. Describe how protists can be organized into three groups based on their shared traits.
10. Describe the characteristics of fungi.
11. Distinguish the four main groups of fungi.
12. Identify four characteristics that all plants share.
13. Describe the four main groups of plants.
14. List three nonvascular plants and three seedless vascular plants.
15. Explain how seedless plants are important to the environment.
16. Describe the structure of seed plants.
17. Compare and contrast angiosperms and gymnosperms.
18. List three functions of roots and three functions of stems.
19. Describe the structure of a leaf.
20. Identify the parts of a flower and their functions.
21. Describe photosynthesis.
22. Compare photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
23. Describe how gas is exchanged in the leaves of a plant.
24. Describe pollination and fertilization in flowering plants.
25. Explain how fruits and seeds are formed from flowers.
26. List three reasons why a seed may become dormant.
27. List three examples of asexual reproduction in plants.
28. Describe how plants respond to gravity, light and changes in season

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