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.
Standard detail
MS-LS4-2
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E967CAD0DFE60131C90368A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-LS4-2
- Standard ID
- E9694C60DFE60131C90668A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454511
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E967CAD0DFE60131C90368A86D17958EE9676B70DFE60131C90268A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on explanations of the evolutionary relationships among organisms in terms of similarity or differences of the gross appearance of anatomical structures.