Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Standard detail
3-LS4-2
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E7DBEE30DFE60131C65F68A86D17958EStandard set: Grade 3
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- 3-LS4-2
- Standard ID
- E7DD6070DFE60131C66368A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454432
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 03
- Ancestor IDs
- E7DBEE30DFE60131C65F68A86D17958EE7DB9E30DFE60131C65E68A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Examples of cause and effect relationships could be plants that have larger thorns than other plants may be less likely to be eaten by predators; and, animals that have better camouflage coloration than other animals may be more likely to survive and therefore more likely to leave offspring.