Standard 1: Knows about the diversity and unity that characterize life

Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows regulation and behavior Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows regulation and behavior Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 2: Knows the diversity and adaptations of organisms Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows the behavior of organisms

	Standard 2: Understands the genetic basis for the transfer of biological characteristics from one generation to the next

Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows the life cycles of organisms Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows reproduction and heredity Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows the molecular basis of heredity

	Standard 3: Knows the general structure and functions of cells in organisms

Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 1: Know characteristics of organisms Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows the structure and function in living systems Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows the cell

	Standard 4: Understands how species depend on one another and on the environment for survival

Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows organisms and environments Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 2: Know changes in the environment Grade K-4 Interval Benchmark 3: Knows characteristics and changes in populations Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 3: Knows populations, resources, and environments Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 4: Knows populations and ecosystems

	Standard 5: Understands the cycling of matter and flow of energy through the living environment

Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows matter, energy, and organization of organisms

	Standard 6: Understands the basic concepts of the evolution of the species

Grade 5-8 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows species extinction, fossil evidence, and rate of extinction Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Knows biological evolution