Big Ideas:
- All metabolic processes involve chemical changes and energy conversions.
- An understanding of metabolic processes enables people to make informed choices with respect to a range of personal, societal, and environmental issues.
Overall Expectations:
By the end of this course, students will:
C1. analyze the role of metabolic processes in the functioning of biotic and abiotic systems, and evaluate the importance of an understanding of these processes and related technologies to personal choices made in everyday life;
C2. investigate the products of metabolic processes such as cellular respiration and photosynthesis;
C3. demonstrate an understanding of the chemical changes and energy conversions that occur in metabolic processes.