Standard 3: Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology--Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology) (Grades K - 12)
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• 3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics. (Grades K - 12)
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In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
describing examples of extinct organisms based on fossil evidence (for example, dinosaurs).
(Grades K - 4)
In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
identifying characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments; and
(Grades K - 4)
In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
identifying characteristics that are common to all individuals of a species (for example, offspring resemble their parents);
(Grades K - 4)
In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
recognizing that there are differences in appearance among individuals of the same population or group;
(Grades K - 4)
As students in grades 5-8 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing evidence that reveals changes or constancy in groups of organisms over geologic time.
(Grades 5 - 8)
As students in grades 5-8 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing the purpose of body cell division and sex cell division;
(Grades 5 - 8)
As students in grades 5-8 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing the role of chromosomes and genes in heredity (for example, genes control
traits, while chromosomes are made up of many genes); and
(Grades 5 - 8)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
calculating the probability that an individual will inherit a particular single gene trait (for example, calculating the probability of offspring inheriting cystic fibrosis when both parents are carriers for the disease).
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
comparing and contrasting the purpose and process of cell division (mitosis) with the production of sex cells (meiosis);
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing how DNA serves as the vehicle for genetic continuity and the source of genetic diversity upon which natural selection can act;
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing how mutation, natural selection, and reproductive isolation can lead to new species
and explain the planet’s biodiversity;
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
describing the general structure and function of the gene (DNA) and its role in heredity and protein synthesis (for example, replication of DNA and the role of RNA in protein synthesis); and
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
explaining why variation within a population improves the chances that the species will survive under new environmental conditions;
(Grades 9 - 12)
As students in grades 9-12 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes
giving examples to show how some traits can be inherited while others are due to the interaction of genes and the environment (for example, skin cancer triggered by over-exposure to sunlight or contact with chemical carcinogens);
(Grades 9 - 12)
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