S:LS3:6:1.1 Provide examples of how all organisms, including humans, impact their environment; and explain how some changes can be detrimental to other organisms.
S:LS3:6:1.2 Explain how changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms and the entire species.
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S:LS3:8:1.1 Describe the type of impact certain environmental changes, including deforestation, invasive species, increased erosion, and pollution containing toxic substances, could have on local environments.
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S:LS3:6:2.1 Describe the fundamental concepts related to biological evolution, such as biological adaptations and the diversity of species.
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S:LS3:8:2.1 Describe how the fossil record provides geologic evidence verifying the existence of now extinct life forms, and explains how this evidence provides documented proof of their appearance, diversification and extinction.
S:LS3:8:2.2 Explain the concept of extinction and describes its importance in biological evolution.
S:LS3:8:2.3 Use a model, classification system, or dichotomous key to illustrate, compare, or interpret possible relationships among groups of organisms (e.g., internal and external structures, anatomical features). [LS3(5-8)MAS+FAF-8]
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S:LS3:6:3.1 Recognize that there are genetic variations among individuals in groups of organisms and provide examples of how these variations affect the survival of an organism.
S:LS3:6:3.2 Recognize that only organisms that are able to reproduce can pass on their genetic information to the next generation.
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S:LS3:8:3.1 Recognize that hereditary information is contained in genes, which are located in the chromosomes of each cell; and explain that inherited traits can be determined by either one or many genes, and that a single gene can influence more than one trait, such as eye and hair color.
S:LS3:8:3.2 Recognize that in any given environment the growth and survival of organisms depend on the physical conditions that exist; and explain that in all environments, organisms with similar needs may compete with one another for resources, including food, space, water, air, and shelter.
S:LS3:8:3.3 Explain how individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring.
S:LS3:8:3.4 Recognize that humans are able to control some characteristics of plants and animals through selective breeding; and explain how this results in small differences between the parents and offspring, which can accumulate in successive generations so that decedents are very different from their ancestors.
S:LS3:8:3.5 Cite examples supporting the concept that certain traits of organisms may provide a survival advantage in a specific environment and therefore, an increased likelihood to produce offspring.
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