A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
describe and give examples of how natural and artificial selection change the occurrence of traits in a population over generations.
BIO.7.C
identify and illustrate changes in DNA and evaluate the significance of these changes; and
BIO.10.A
analyze and evaluate how natural selection produces change in populations and not in individuals;
BIO.10.B
analyze and evaluate how the elements of natural selection, including inherited variation, the potential of a population to produce more offspring than can survive, and a finite supply of environmental resources, result in differential reproductive success;
BIO.10.C
analyze and evaluate how natural selection may lead to speciation; and
BIO.10.D
analyze evolutionary mechanisms other than natural selection, including genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and genetic recombination, and their effect on the gene pool of a population.
BIO.10.C — Breakout of skills
Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
The student is expected to
analyze how natural selection may lead to speciation
evaluate how natural selection may lead to speciation