Subject Area - 3:
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
- Standard Area - 3.1: Biological Sciences
- Organizing Category - 3.1.C: Evolution
- Course - 3.1.B.C: BIOLOGY
Standard - 3.1.B.C3
CONSTANCY AND CHANGE
Compare and contrast various theories of evolution.
Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy and physiology, and DNA studies relevant to the theory of evolution.
PATTERNS
Discuss the implications of a universal genetic code for evolution.
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Assessment Anchor - BIO.B.3
Theory of Evolution
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Anchor Descriptor - BIO.B.3.3
Apply scientific thinking, processes, tools, and technologies in the study of evolution.
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Eligible Content - BIO.B.3.3.1
Distinguish among the scientific terms: hypothesis, inference, law, theory, principle, fact, and observation.