BIO.SCI.10.C
Analyze and evaluate how natural selection may lead to speciation.
Biology · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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natural selectionspeciationpopulationchangeevolutionary mechanisms
Skills
- analyze (how natural selection may lead to speciation) #dok3
- evaluate (evidence for the role of natural selection in speciation) #dok3
- explain (the process of speciation resulting from natural selection) #dok2
- differentiate (between population changes and speciation) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can define natural selection and speciation. #dok1
- I can describe how natural selection affects a population over time. #dok1
- I can explain the process by which natural selection may result in speciation. #dok2
- I can differentiate between changes within a population and the formation of new species. #dok2
- I can analyze examples where natural selection has contributed to the formation of a new species. #dok3
- I can evaluate scientific evidence supporting the role of natural selection in the process of speciation. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Natural selection is a driver of evolutionary change and can lead to the formation of new species.
- Speciation occurs when populations become sufficiently different through evolutionary mechanisms such as natural selection.
Essential Questions
- How does natural selection drive changes within populations over time?
- What conditions are necessary for natural selection to result in speciation?
- What evidence supports the idea that natural selection can lead to the formation of new species?
- How can we distinguish between population changes and true speciation events?
- What are examples of speciation driven by natural selection in nature?