NSES Content Standard C
Life Science: Diversity and adaptations of organisms Grades 5-8, page 158 Millions of species of animals, plants, and micro-organisms are alive
today. Although different species might look dissimilar, the unity among
organisms becomes apparent from an analysis of internal structures, the
similarity of their chemical processes, and the evidence of common ancestry.
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Benchmark 5A The Living Environment:
Diversity of Life
Grades 9-12, page 105
The degree of kinship between organisms or species can be estimated
from the similarity of their DNA sequences, which often closely matches
their classification based on anatomical similarities.
Benchmark 5F The Living Environment:
Evolution of Life
Grades 9-12, page 125
Molecular evidence substantiates the anatomical evidence for evolution
and provides additional detail about the sequence in which various lines
of descent branched off from one another.