Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity: Grades 9-12

Other Maryland Science - Next Generation sets

• Grade K
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grades 6, 7, 8
• Earth and Human Activity: Grades 9-12
• Earth's Place in the Universe: Grades 9-12
• Earth's Systems: Grades 9-12
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Grades 9-12
• Energy: Grades 9-12
• Engineering Design: Grades 9-12
• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes: Grades 9-12
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Grades 9-12
• Matter and Its Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Grades 9-12

Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.HS-LS4-1

Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.HS-LS4-2

Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.HS-LS4-3

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.HS-LS4-4

Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.HS-LS4-5

Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.HS-LS4-6