TEKS: Chapter 112. Science See All Teacher Resources

112.36.c.8

(8)  Earth in space and time. The student knows that fossils provide evidence for geological and biological evolution. Students are expected to:

• (A)  analyze and evaluate a variety of fossil types such as transitional fossils, proposed transitional fossils, fossil lineages, and significant fossil deposits with regard to their appearance, completeness, and alignment with scientific explanations in light of this fossil data;

• (B)  explain how sedimentation, fossilization, and speciation affect the degree of completeness of the fossil record; and

• (C)  evaluate the significance of the terminal Permian and Cretaceous mass extinction events, including adaptive radiations of organisms after the events.