Unit 7 : Natural Selection Theory
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NGSS Standards covered in this unit
LS4-1 Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
LS4-2 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.
LS4-3 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.
LS4-4 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
LS2-8 Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
LS3-2 Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
LS3-3 Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
PS4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
* LS4-5. 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.
* Repeated during the Dinosaurs! Unit in Science Academy 2
LS4-2 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.
LS4-3 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.
LS4-4 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
LS2-8 Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
LS3-2 Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
LS3-3 Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
PS4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
* LS4-5. 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.
* Repeated during the Dinosaurs! Unit in Science Academy 2