BIO.6 The student will investigate and understand that modern classification systems can be used as organizational tools for scientists in the study of organisms.
b) fossil record interpretation can be used to classify organisms; c) developmental stages in different organisms can be used to classify organisms; f) systems of classification are adaptable to new scientific discoveries.
BIO.7 The student will investigate and understand that populations change through time.
a) evidence is found in fossil records and through DNA analysis; b) genetic variation, reproductive strategies, and environmental pressures affect the survival of populations; c) natural selection is a mechanism that leads to adaptations and may lead to the emergence of new species; d) biological evolution has scientific evidence and explanations.
Darwin and Natural Selection
Types of Speciation
Phylogeny and Phylogenic Trees
Evidence of Evolution