STANDARD 5.5 (CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE): by Grade 8
Strands with Cumulative Progress IndicatorsA. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems
- Explain how the products respiration and photosynthesis are recycled.
- Recognize that complex multicellular organisms, including humans,
are composed of and defined by interactions of the following:
• cells.
• tissues.
• organs.
• systems.
B. Diversity and Biological Evolution
- Compare and contrast kinds of organisms using their internal and external characteristics.
- Discuss how changing environmental conditions can result in evolution or extinction of a species.
- Recognize that individual organisms with certain traits are more likely
to survive and have offspring.
C. Reproduction and Heredity
- Describe how the sorting and recombining of genetic material results in the potential for variation among offspring of humans and other species.
