Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXIII - Bulletin 1962-Louisiana Science Content Standards
Chapter 19 - Grade 8
Section CXXIII-1915 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXIII-1915

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

B. 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.

C. Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.

D. Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations of species over time.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6, R.S. 17:24.4, and R.S. 17:154.

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