Using the State Curriculum: Science, Grade 4

Clarifications: Each clarification provides an explanation of an indicator/objective to help teachers better understand the skills and/or concepts.

Standard 3.0 Life Science

Topic D. Evolution

Indicator 1. Explain that individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

Objective b. Explain that the characteristics of an organism affect its ability to survive and reproduce.

Clarification
Among individuals of the same type of organism, some have characteristics slightly different from others. Those organisms best suited for a particular habitat will pass on favorable characteristics—those that provide a survival advantage—to their offspring.
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