Exploring the Diversity of Life With the Phylogenetic Collection Lab

The American Biology Teacher | March 1, 2009| | Copyright

An awareness of the extensive diversity of living organisms is an essential component of a complete biology education. It is important for students to explore the spectacular variety of living things as well as to understand the many solutions to the challenges of living on Earth that have evolved in different organisms. The National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996) require that K-1 2 students understand that "the great diversity of organisms is the result of more than 3.5 billion years of evolution that has filled every available niche with life forms" and that "organisms are ...

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