State Standards Addressed

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SPI 0807.5.5

Compare fossils found in sedimentary rock to determine their relative age.

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SPI 0807.5.1

Use a simple classification key to identify an unknown organism.

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Skills Assessed 

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Skill 810.1: 

Use stratigraphic principles, Law of Superposition, Cross-Cutting Rule, Inclusion Principle, to determine the relative age of strata and their fossils.

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Skill 809.2: 

Define taxonomy and classification. Describe levels of classification. Explain binomial nomenclature (Genus species.) Describe differences between kingdoms( animal, plant, fungi, bacteria, protista.)  Identify  characteristics of the common vertebrates.  Distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates 

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Skill 809.3: 

Define dichotomous key and branching diagram.  Given a key, classify an unknown organism.