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Artificial Selection and Selective Breeding Practices

Classification, Phylogeny, and Evolutionary Mechanisms

8th Grade·Science·Open Global Science

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Analyze historical and agricultural case studies where intentional human selection modified domestic plant and animal phenotypes.

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Classification, Phylogeny, and Evolutionary Mechanisms

8th Grade · Science · Open Global Science

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Classify organisms using taxonomic keys, evaluate five/six-kingdom systems, and model natural and artificial selection over geological time.

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OGS.9.LS.6Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · 8th Grade

Classify organisms using taxonomic hierarchies and kingdom characteristics, evaluate biological classification criteria, and investigate how natural and artificial selection drive evolutionary change and adaptations across geological eras.