Understands and applies knowledge of biological evolution
"Biological evolution" is an essential concept of a world-class secondary science curriculum. Included is the following content:
Species evolution
- Species evolve over time
- Evolution is consequence of: Population potential, genetic variability, finite resources and environmental selection
- Diversity is a result of over 3/5 billion years of evolution that fills available niches.
- Natural selection scientifically explains the fossil record
- Natural selection explains molecular similarity of diverse species
- Current diverse species are related by descent from common ancestors
- Biological classification is based on evolutionary relationships
- Species is the most fundamental classification unit