LT1 1-3: I can classify living things into categories based on shared characteristics (e.g. prokaryote or eukaryote, heterotroph or autotroph, unicellular or multicellular).

LT1 1-4

Depth 1

LT1 1-4: I can explain ( talking, graphing, writing or mathematics) the ways in which the concept of common ancestry is backed up by multiple lines of evidence (DNA, amino acids, fossil record, embryology).

LT1 2-1

Depth 1

LT1 2-1: I can explain how factors affect carrying capacity.

LT1 2-2

Depth 1

LT1 2-2: I can compare different locations and contrast why they have different carrying capacities.

LT1 2-3

Depth 1

LT1 2-3: I can use evidence to explain why the size of the living areas (pond vs. ocean) affect carrying capacity.

LT1 2-4

Depth 1

LT1 2-4: I can use evidence to describe population trends and averages using data charts and graphs.

LT1 2-5

Depth 1

LT1 2-5: I can support a claim of which factors have a greater effect on carrying capacity, using evidence.

LT1 2-6

Depth 1

LT1 2-6: I can explain how one factor (space, climate, resources) affects another and support this explanation with evidence.

LT1 2-7

Depth 1

LT1 2-7: I can calculate the slope of a line and explain what it means.

LT1 2-8

Depth 1

LT1 2-8: Given a specific point on a population graph I can describe the relationship between the birth rate and the death rate of that species.

LT1 3-1

Depth 1

LT1 3-1: I can use evidence to support an explanation of why biodiversity is an important characteristic for an ecosystem.

LT1 3-2

Depth 1

LT1 3-2: I can calculate the amount of energy (kcal) that is transferred from one trophic level to the next.

LT1 3-3

Depth 1

LT1 3-3: I can demonstrate (show) that energy or mass is being conserved as it is transferred from one trophic level to the next.

LT1 3-4

Depth 1

LT1 3-4: I can calculate the amount of biomass that is conserved and therefore, transferred from one trophic level to the next.

LT1 3-5

Depth 1

LT1 3-5: Given climate and population data I can make a claim about the effect of changing environmental conditions on an ecosystem, and support this claim with scientific reasoning.

LT1 3-5

Depth 1

LT1 3-5: I can distinguish between individual and group behaviors. Use evidence to explain the purpose of group behaviors and how they are related to energy conservation and how they affect survival.

LT1 4-1

Depth 1

LT1 4-1: I can use evidence to explain how a population of organisms can change over time (natural selection).

LT1 4-2

Depth 1

LT1 4-2: I can use graphical evidence to describe how the percentage of traits change over time in response to a selective pressure.

LT1 4-3

Depth 1

LT1 4-3: I can explain how changes in an organism's habitat may result in the difference in allele frequency.

LT1 4-4

Depth 1

LT1 4-4: I can explain how changes in an organism's habitat may result in a new species. (speciation)

LT1 4-5

Depth 1

LT1 4-5: Using historical evidence, I can support or reject claims that a new environmental condition 1) increased the species population, 2) caused a new species to develop over time, 3) caused the extinction of a species.

LT1 5-1

Depth 1

LT1 5-1: I can explain how human activities can disrupt an ecosystem and result in a loss of species (decrease in biodiversity).

LT1 5-2

Depth 1

LT1 5-2: I can evaluate a proposed or current solution for reducing the impact of human activities on the environment and biodiversity loss.

LT1 5-3

Depth 1

LT1 5-3: I can take a current solution and refine it to decrease human impact on the environment and effect on biodiversity.

LT1 5-4

Depth 1

LT1 5-4: I can design a solution for reducing the impact of human activities on the environment and biodiversity loss.

LT1 5-5

Depth 1

LT1 5-5: I can identify a human impact and predict how changing one variable will help restore an ecosystem.

LT1 5-6

Depth 1

LT1 5-6: I can perform a cost-benefit analysis of a proposed solution.

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