Essential Knowledge:

1.A.1:  Natural selection is a major mechanism of evolution.

1.A.2:  Natural selection acts on phenotypic variations in populations.

1.A.3:  Evolutionary change is also driven by random processes.

1.A.4:  Biological evolution is supported by scientific evidence from many disciplines, including mathematics.

1.B.1:  Organisms share many conserved core processes and features that evolved and are widely distributed among organisms today.

1.C.3:  Populations and organisms continue to evolve.

3.A.3:  The chromosomal basis of inheritance provides an understanding of the pattern of passage (transmission) of genes from parent to offspring.

3.C.2:  Biological systems have multiple processes that increase genetic variation.