Standard 3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and with their environment.

Standard 3.2 Students know and understand interrelationships of matter and energy in living systems.

Standard 3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

I.B View science and technology thoughtfully, being neither categorically antagonistic nor uncritically positive.

IV.F Participate in group discussions on scientific topics by restating or summarizing accurately what others have said, asking for clarification or elaboration, and expressing alternative positions.

V.C Wonder how likely it is that some event of interest might have occurred just by chance.