Adaptation by natural selection acting over generations is one important process by which species change over time in response to changes in environmental conditions. Traits that support successful survival and reproduction in the new environment become more common; those that do not become less common. Thus, the distribution of traits in a population changes.
Standard detail
DCI.LS4.C.6-8.2
Depth 2Parent ID: 29D8D029DAA84C8A80BC5EAD149F3F1DStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- DCI.LS4.C.6-8.2
- Standard ID
- 49EA2B7E913B43C3A786686DC415E0FD
- ASN identifier
- S21342753
- Subject
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- 29D8D029DAA84C8A80BC5EAD149F3F1D8E303F48C762452AA9221EED5157E5A5
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)