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Case Study: Peppered Moths and Industrial Melanism

Adaptation and Evidence of Natural Selection

9th Grade·Science·TEKS

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Analyze the classic peppered moth case study to evaluate how natural selection changed population coloration during industrialization.

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Adaptation and Evidence of Natural Selection

9th Grade · Science · TEKS

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The learner will be able to evaluate how natural selection leads to adaptation, recognize common misconceptions, and analyze real-world case studies and fossil evidence.

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112.42(b)(10)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Science · 9th Grade

analyze and evaluate how natural selection produces change in populations and not in individuals;

Open Global Standard:OGS.10.GVE.5