Clarification Statement - S.HS.LS.1.6.CS:
Emphasis is on using evidence from models and simulations to support explanations for the synthesis of lipids, starches, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Assessment Boundary - S.HS.LS.1.6.AB:
Assessment does not include the details of the specific chemical reactions or identification of macromolecules.

Science and Engineering Practices - 9-12.SEP6.2:
Construct and revise an explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources (including students’ own investigations, models, theories, simulations, peer review) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the na

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.HS.LS.1.6.DCI:
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms •As matter and energy flow through different organizational levels of living systems, chemical elements are recombined in different ways to form different products. As a result of these chemical reactions, energy is transferred from one system of interacting molecules to another. •(NYSED) Sugar molecules contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Their hydrocarbon backbones combine with other elements to make amino acids and other carbon-based molecules that can be assembled into larger molecules, such as proteins or DNA.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC5.12:
Changes of energy and matter in a system can be described in terms of energy and matter flows into, out of, and within that system.