D. Continuity and Change

• What is the central theme of the mind map?

  Continuity and Change
• How does life balance stability and adaptation?

  Through genetic and environmental interactions
• What are the key concepts of DNA replication?

  • Continuity: Ensures genetic fidelity
  • Change: Introduces variability through mutations
  • Connects to: Cells and Organisms
• What does DNA replication ensure across generations?

  Genetic fidelity
• What introduces variability during DNA replication?

  Errors (mutations)
• What are the key concepts of protein synthesis?

  • Continuity: Consistent translation of genetic code
  • Change: Mutations alter protein structure/function
  • Connects to: Cells and Organisms
• What does protein synthesis consistently translate?

  Genetic code
• How do mutations affect protein synthesis?

  They alter protein structure/function
• What are the key concepts of mutation and gene editing?

  • Continuity: CRISPR repairs DNA
  • Change: Engineered modifications create novel traits
  • Connects to: Ecosystems
• What technology is used to repair DNA?

  CRISPR
• What do engineered modifications in gene editing create?

  Novel traits
• What are the key concepts of cell and nuclear division?

  • Continuity: Mitosis maintains tissue integrity
  • Change: Meiosis generates genetic diversity
  • Connects to: Organisms
• What does mitosis maintain?

  Tissue integrity
• What does meiosis generate?

  Genetic diversity
• What are the key concepts of water potential?

  • Continuity: Osmosis maintains cell turgor
  • Change: Drought triggers adaptive responses
  • Connects to: Organisms
• What does osmosis maintain in cells?

  Cell turgor
• What triggers adaptive responses in plants?

  Drought
• What are the key concepts of reproduction?

  • Continuity: Asexual reproduction clones genetic material
  • Change: Sexual reproduction mixes alleles
  • Connects to: Ecosystems
• What does asexual reproduction do?

  Clones genetic material
• How does sexual reproduction affect alleles?

  It mixes alleles
• What are the key concepts of inheritance?

  • Continuity: Mendelian inheritance preserves traits
  • Change: Recombination and mutations diversify gene pools
  • Connects to: Molecules
• What does Mendelian inheritance preserve?

  Traits
• How do recombination and mutations affect gene pools?

  They diversify gene pools
• What are the key concepts of homeostasis?

  • Continuity: Regulates internal conditions
  • Change: Stressors force physiological adaptations
  • Connects to: Cells
• What does homeostasis regulate?

  Internal conditions
• What do stressors force in organisms?

  Physiological adaptations
• What are the key concepts of natural selection?

  • Continuity: Favors traits suited to stable environments
  • Change: Drives adaptation in shifting environments
  • Connects to: Organisms
• What does natural selection favor?

  Traits suited to stable environments
• How does natural selection drive adaptation?

  By favoring advantageous traits
• What are the key concepts of stability and change in ecosystems?

  • Continuity: Food webs maintain ecosystem balance
  • Change: Invasive species disrupt interactions
  • Connects to: Molecules
• What do food webs maintain in ecosystems?

  Ecosystem balance
• What disrupts interactions in ecosystems?

  Invasive species
• What are the key concepts of climate change?

  • Continuity: Ecosystems resist change through biodiversity
  • Change: Forces migration, extinction, or adaptation
  • Connects to: Cells
• How do ecosystems resist change?

  Through biodiversity
• What does climate change force on species?

  Migration, extinction, or adaptation
• How do DNA replication and natural selection connect?

  • Mutations provide raw material for evolution
• How do cell division and inheritance connect?

  • Meiotic diversity fuels trait variation
• How do homeostasis and climate change connect?

  • Species must adapt to survive environmental shifts
• How do gene editing and ecosystem stability connect?

  • Engineered crops alter agricultural ecosystems
• What is the flow of continuity and change in biological themes?

  • Continuity (Equilibrium): Molecules → Cells → Organisms → Ecosystems
  • Change (Transformation): Key examples include:
  • DNA Mutation → Cancer → Natural Selection
  • Climate Change → Altered Water Potential → Homeostasis