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	Life Science Foundations  Benchmarks
	Cells: Function & Purpose   SCI.III.1.HS.1 SCI.III.1.HS.2   Cell Processes & Energy   SCI.III.2.HS.3 SCI.III.2.HS.4 SCI.III.2.HS.2 Specialization & Homeostasis   SCI.III.3.HS.1 Heredity/Genetics   SCI.III.3.HS.2 SCI.III.3.HS.3 Evolution   SCI.III.4.HS.1 SCI.III.4.HS.2 Disease & Immunity   SCI.III.2.HS.2 SCI.III.2.HS.5 Popluations & Communities   SCI.III.5.HS.1 SCI.III.5.HS.3 Ecosystems   SCI.III.5.HS.2 Environmental Issues   SCI.III.5.HS.5 SCI.III.5.HS.4 SCI.III.5.HS.6 Kingdoms   SCI.III.2.HS.1
	Life Science Foundations  Vocabulary
	SCI.III.1.HS.1 respiration, protein synthesis, mitosis, meiosis, simple sugars, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, lipids SCI.III.1.HS.2 plant, animal, bacteria, red and white blood cells, muscle cells, nerve cells, root cells, leaf cells, stem cells, organelle nucleus, cell wall, cell membrane SCI.III.2.HS.2 infection, disease, parasite, carrier, host SCI.III.2.HS.3 cellular respiration, photosynthesis SCI.III.2.HS.4 excretory system, endocrine system, circulatory system, hormones, immune response, white blood cell, bacteria, virus SCI.III.3.HS.1  Traits, dominant, recessive, genetic material, gene pair, gene combination, gene sorting SCI.III.3.HS.2  cell division, mitosis, meiosis, DNA, DNA replication, chromosome, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, genetic variation SCI.III.3.HS.3 variation, new gene combinations, mutation, radiation SCI.III.4.HS.1 hominid fossils, vestigial structures, DNA, Protein Structure SCI.III.4.HS.2 natural selection, inheritable and non-inheritable characteristics, species, variation SCI.III.2.HS.5 sanitation, inoculation, antibodies, biochemistry, organ transplants SCI.III.5.HS.1 competition, territory, carrying capacity, natural balance, population, dependence, survival, biotic, abiotic factors SCI.III.5.HS.2 food chain, food web, energy pyramid, energy flow, producers, consumers, decomposers, ecosystems SCI.III.5.HS.3 carrying capacity, competition, parasitism, predation, loss of habitat, migration SCI.III.5.HS.4 succession, pioneer, climate/physical conditions, species, biodiversity, cataclysmic changes SCI.III.5.HS.5 soil nutrients, organic compounds SCI.III.5.HS.6 ecosystems, pollution, fertilizers, insecticides, sustainability, habitat  SCI.III.2.HS.1 protist, fungi, moneran, animal, plant