7th+Sci+Heredity


 * Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Heredity**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.4.1** Classify methods of reproduction as sexual or asexual

**Assessment Topic:** Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

**Essential Question (s):** What is the difference in sexual and asexual reproduction? How are organisms that reproduce asexually different than those that produce sexually? Give examples of each. What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Heredity**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.4.1** Classify methods of reproduction as sexual or asexual

**Assessment Topic:** Reproduction

**Essential Question (s):** A cell reproduces by dividing into two new cells during a process called _. What process produces sex cells during sexual reproduction ?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Heredity**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.4.4** Interpret a Punnett square to predict possible genetic combinations passed from parents to offspring during sexual reproduction

**Assessment Topic:** Using Punnett squares to predict genetic outcomes

**Essential Question (s):** What is the difference in a dominant and recessive trait? What are genotypes and phenotypes and how is each represented? Predict the probable appearance of offspring using a punnett square.

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Heredity**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.4.2** Match flower parts with their reproductive functions

**Assessment Topic:** Flower parts and functions

**Essential Question (s):** Label the reproductive parts of a flower. What is pollination? Describe the function of each reproductive organ of a flower.

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Heredity**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.4.3** Describe the relationship among genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits

**Assessment Topic:** How do genes and chromosomes affect inherited traits

**Essential Question (s):** Where are genes, chromosomes, and DNA located in a cell? How are they related? How is an inherited trait produced?