Adaptations, competition, natural selection and evolution

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Fossils show that species change over time

I can explain what fossils are and how they provide evidence that species change over time.

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Understanding time scales

I can describe key events in the history of Earth and distinguish between billions, millions and thousands of years ago.

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Adaptations

I can describe the adaptations of some species that make them well suited to survive in their environment.

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Competition

I can describe resources that organisms have to compete for and explain how adaptations can be helpful.

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Heritable variation

I can describe examples of different types of variation that can and cannot be passed on to an organism’s offspring.

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Natural selection

I can explain how variation and competition lead to the natural selection of individuals with the most helpful characteristics.

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A model of natural selection

I can use a model of natural selection to make predictions about how a population will change over time.

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Evolution

I can explain the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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