1. Learning Target 5 LS L.HE.05.11 I can explain that both the environment and the genetics of the individual influence the traits of an individual.

2. Learning Target 5 LS L.HE.05.12 I can distinguish between inherited and acquired traits.

3. Learning Target 5 LS L.EV.05.11 I can explain how behavioral characteristics (adaptation, instinct, learning, habit) of animals help them to survive in their environment.

4. Learning Target 5 LS L.EV.05.12 I can describe the physical characteristics (traits) of organisms that help them survive in their environment.

5. Learning Target 5 LS L.EV.05.13 I can describe how fossils provide evidence about how living things and environmental conditions have changed.

6. Learning Target 5LS L.EV.05.14 I can analyze the relationship of environmental change and catastrophic events (for example: volcanic eruption, floods, asteroid impact, tsunami) to species extinction.

7. Learning Target 5LS L.EV.05.21 I can compare and contrast (relate degree of similarity) species appearance based on anatomical features, for classification, of today’s organisms.

8. Learning Target 5 LS L.OL.05.41 I can identify the general purpose of selected animal systems. *Digestive *Skeletal *Excretory *Circulatory *Muscular *Reproductive *Respiratory *Nervous

9. Learning Target 5 LS L.OL.05.42 I can explain how animal systems work together to perform selected activities. *Digestive *Skeletal *Excretory *Circulatory *Muscular *Reproductive *Respiratory *Nervous