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Utah Elementary (Grades K-6) Science Core Curriculum Requirements(Click Here) |
Utah Secondary (Grades 7-12) Science Core Curriculum Requirements(Click Here) |
Biology – Standard 3 Objective 1a-e, Standard 3 Objective 2a-e
STANDARD III: Students will understand the relationship between structure and function of organs and organ systems.
Objective 1: Describe the structure and function of organs.
a. Diagram and label the structure of the primary components of representative organs in plants and animals
(e.g., heart - muscle tissue, valves and chambers; lung - trachea, bronchial, alveoli; leaf - veins, stomata;
stem - xylem, phloem, cambium; root - tip, elongation, hairs; skin - layers, sweat glands, oil glands,
hair follicles; ovaries - ova, follicles, corpus luteum).
b. Describe the function of various organs (e.g. heart, lungs, skin, leaf, stem, root, ovary).
c. Relate the structure of organs to the function of organs.
d. Compare the structure and function of organs in one organism to the structure and function of organs in another organism.
e. Research and report on technological developments related to organs.
Objective 2: Describe the relationship between structure and function of organ systems in plants and animals.
a. Relate the function of an organ to the function of an organ system.
b. Describe the structure and function of various organ systems (i.e., digestion, respiration, circulation,
protection and support, nervous) and how these systems contribute to homeostasis of the organism.
c. Examine the relationships of organ systems within an organism (e.g., respiration to circulation, leaves to roots) and
describe the relationship of structure to function in the relationship.
d. Relate the tissues that make up organs to the structure and function of the organ.
e. Compare the structure and function of organ systems in one organism to the structure and function in another organism
(e.g., chicken to sheep digestive system; fern to peach reproductive system).
7th grade Integrated Science – Standard 3 Objective 2a-d
STANDARD III: Students will understand that the organs in an organism are made of cells that have structures and perform specific life functions.
Objective 2: Identify and describe the function and interdependence of various organs and tissues.
a. Order the levels of organization from simple to complex (e.g., cell, tissue, organ, system, organism).
b. Match a particular structure to the appropriate level (e.g., heart to organ, cactus to organism, muscle to tissue).
c. Relate the structure of an organ to its component parts and the larger system of which it is a part.
d. Describe how the needs of organisms at the cellular level for food, air, and waste removal are met by tissues and organs
(e.g., lungs provide oxygen to cells, kidneys remove wastes from cells).