Unit 3: Cellular Energetics

BIG IDEA 2: Energetics: Biological systems use energy and molecular building blocks to grow, reproduce, and maintain dynamic homeostasis.

3.1. A- Explain how enzymes affect the rate of biological reactions.
3.2.A- Explain how changes to the structure of an enzyme may affect its function.
3.2.B- Explain how the cellular environment affects enzyme activity.
3.3 A- Describe the role of energy in living organisms.
3.3.B- Explain how shared, conserved, and fundamental processes and features support the concept of common ancestry for all organisms.
3.4.A- Describe the photosynthetic processes and structural features of the chloroplast that allow organisms to capture and store energy.
3.4. B- Explain how cells capture energy from light and transfer it to biological molecules for storage and use.
3.5. A- Describe the processes and structural features of mitochondria that allow organisms to use energy stored in biological macromolecules.
3.5. B- Explain how cells obtain energy from biological macromolecules in order to power cellular functions.

3.1- Enzymes- 1.B-Explain biological concepts and processes. 3.C. Identify experimental procedures that align with the question, including: i. identifying dependent and independent variables ii. identifying appropriate controls iii. justifying appropriate controls

3.2- Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function-6.E Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a biological system.

3.3-Cellular Energy- 6.C-Provide reasoning to justify a claim by connecting evidence to biological theories.

3.4- Photosynthesis- 6.B- Support a claim with evidence from biological principles, concepts, processes, and data.

3.5- Cellular Respiration- 4.A- Construct a graph to represent the data, including: x-y graphs (bar, histogram, line, log scale, dual y), scatter plot, box and whisker plot, and pie chart. The graph should include the following components: i. type of graph appropriate for the data ii. axis labeling, including appropriate units and legend iii. scaling iv. accurately plotted data (including error bars when appropriate) v. trend line (when appropriate)