Evolution: Comparing Organisms
Evolution: Comparing Organisms
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Performance Expectation
Performance Expectation
MS-LS4-2: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
In Student-Friendly Words...
In Student-Friendly Words...
I can compare living and fossil organisms to explain how they may be related.
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Similar body structures can show that organisms are related.
Differences between organisms can also provide evidence about their history.
Fossils help scientists compare ancient and modern organisms.
Scientists use evidence to infer evolutionary relationships.
Interactive Learning
Interactive Learning
Watch & Learn
Watch & Learn
Comparative Anatomy: Reading the Evidence for Common Ancestry
Comparative Anatomy: Reading the Evidence for Common Ancestry
What is the Evidence for Evolution?
What is the Evidence for Evolution?
Five fingers of evolution
Five fingers of evolution
Intro to Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees
Intro to Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees
Real-World Connections
Real-World Connections
Animal Classification
Animal Classification
Scientists compare structures in organisms to understand how different species may be related.
Veterinary Science
Veterinary Science
Comparing the anatomy of different animals helps veterinarians understand how their bodies function.
Human Evolution
Human Evolution
Scientists compare fossils and modern organisms to learn about the history of our own species.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Comparing organisms helps scientists understand the incredible variety of life and how different species are related.
Take It Further
Take It Further
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