Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : High School
Discipline - Biology
Core Idea - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
[HS.LS.4.4] - Research and communicate information about key features of viruses and bacteria to explain their ability to adapt and reproduce in a wide variety of environments. Clarification Statement: Key features include high rate of mutations and the speed of reproduction which produces many generations with high variability in a short time, allowing for rapid adaptation. State Assessment Boundary: Specific types of viral reproduction (e.g., lytic and lysogenic) are not expected in state assessment.
[WCA.9-10.2] -
Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
[WCA.9-10.7] -
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
[WCA.9-10.9] -
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, interpretation, reflection, and research. (See grades 9-10 Reading Standard 1 for more on the use of textual evidence.)
[HS.LS.4.2] -
Construct an explanation based on evidence that Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection occurs in a population when the following conditions are met: (a) more offspring are produced than can be supported by the environment, (b) there is heritable variation among individuals, and (c) some of these variations lead to differential fitness among individuals as some individuals are better able to compete for limited resources than others. Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the overall result of an increase in the proportion of those individuals with advantageous heritable traits that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.