Standard V
Standard: Students will understand that traits are passed from the parent organisms to their offspring, and that sometimes the offspring may possess variations of these traits that may help or hinder survival in a given environment.
Using supporting evidence, show that traits are transferred from a parent organism to its offspring.
Describe how some characteristics could give a species a survival advantage in a particular environment .
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The weight of an object is always equal to the sum of its parts, regardless of how it is assembled. In a chemical reaction or physical change, matter is neither created nor destroyed. When two or more materials are combined, either a chemical reaction or physical change may occur. Chemical reactions are often indicated when materials give off heat or cool as they take in heat, give off light, give off gas, or change colors. In a chemical reaction, the materials are changed into new substances. In a physical change a new substance is not formed.