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Plate Tectonics, Continental Drift, and Biogeography

Biome Adaptations, Geological Isolation, and Speciation

7th Grade·Science·Open Global Science

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Examine fossil distributions (e.g., Glossopteris, Mesosaurus) and extant taxa to show how continental breakup shaped biogeography.

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Biome Adaptations, Geological Isolation, and Speciation

7th Grade · Science · Open Global Science

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Analyze structural and behavioral biome adaptations, linking speciation and extinction events to plate tectonics and climate history.

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OGS.8.LS.8Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · 7th Grade

Analyze organismal adaptations across diverse biomes, relating biodiversity and speciation/extinction events to plate tectonics, geographic isolation, climate history, and evolutionary mechanisms.