Standards for MS

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Alignment to Standards for MS


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1 1)3.a. Classify animals and plants by observable features (e.g., size, appearance, color, motion, habitat).
2 2)3.a. Describe and categorize the characteristics of animals (vertebrates or invertebrates, cold-blooded or warm-blooded)
3 3)3.a. diverse life forms (including vertebrates and invertebrates) that live in different environments (e.g., deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) and the structures that serve different functions in their survival (e.g.
3 3)3.c. relationships between the basic needs of different organisms and discern how adaptations enable an organism to survive in a particular environment.
4 4)3.a.1 Observable traits due to inherited or environmental adaptations
4 4)3.c. Compare characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment.
4 4)3.c.2 Plant or animal structures that serve different functions in growth, adaptation, and survival
5 5)3.a. diversity of organisms due to adaptations to show how organisms have evolved as a result of environmental changes.
5 5)3.a.1 Diversity based on kingdoms, phyla, and classes (e.g., internal/external structure, body temperature, size, shape)
5 5)3.a.2 Adaptations that increase an organismês chances to survive and reproduce in a particular habitat (e.g., cacti needles/leaves, fur/scales)
5 5)3.b.1 Research and classify the organization of living things: Differences between plant and animal cells
K K)3.a Group animals and plants by their physical features (e.g., size, appearance, color).



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