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[Suanne Forte]

Agrade is a taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity. The term was coined by British biologist Julian Huxley, to contrast with clade, a strictly phylogenetic unit.[1]

An evolutionary grade is a group of species united by morphological or physiological traits, that has given rise to another group that has major differences from the ancestral group's condition, and is thus not considered part of the ancestral group, while still having enough similarities that we can group them under the same clade.[clarification needed] The ancestral group will not be phylogenetically complete (i.e. is not a clade), and so will represent a paraphyletic taxon.[citation needed]

The most commonly cited example is that of reptiles. In the early 19th century, the French naturalist Latreille was the first to divide tetrapods into the four familiar classes of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.[3] In this system, reptiles are characterized by traits such as laying membranous or shelled eggs, having skin covered in scales or scutes, and having a 'cold-blooded' metabolism. However, the ancestors of mammals and birds also had these traits and so birds and mammals can be said to "have evolved from reptiles", making the reptiles, when defined by these traits, a grade rather than a clade.[4] In microbiology, taxa that are thus seen as excluded from their evolutionary grade parent group are called taxa in disguise.[5]

Paraphyletic taxa will often, but not always, represent evolutionary grades. In some cases paraphyletic taxa are united simply by not being part of any other groups, and give rise to so-called wastebasket taxa which may even be polyphyletic.

The traditional Linnaean way of defining taxa is through the use of anatomical traits. When the actual phylogenetic relationship is unknown, well defined groups sometimes turn out to be defined by traits that are primitive rather than derived. In Linnaean systematics, evolutionary grades are accepted in higher taxonomic ranks, though generally avoided at family level and below. In phylogenetic nomenclature evolutionary grades (or any other form of paraphyly) are not accepted.[6]

Where information about phylogenetic relationships is available, organisms are preferentially grouped into clades. Where data is lacking, or groups of uncertain relationship are to be compared, the cladistic method is limited and grade provides a useful tool for comparing organisms. This is particularly common in palaeontology, where fossils are often fragmentary and difficult to interpret. Thus, traditional palaeontological works are often using evolutionary grades as formal or informal taxa, including examples such as labyrinthodonts, anapsids, synapsids, dinosaurs, ammonites, eurypterids, lobopodians and many of the more well known taxa of human evolution. Organizing organisms into grades rather than strict clades can also be very useful to understand the evolutionary sequence behind major diversification of both animals[7] and plants.[8]

Evolutionary grades, being united by gross morphological traits, are often eminently recognizable in the field. While taxonomy seeks to eliminate paraphyletic taxa, such grades are sometimes kept as formal or informal groups on the basis of their usefulness for laymen and field researchers.[6] In bacteriology, the renaming of species or groups that turn out to be evolutionary grades is kept to a minimum to avoid misunderstanding, which in the case of pathogens could have fatal consequences. When referring to a group of organisms, the term "grade" is usually enclosed in quotation marks to denote its status as a paraphyletic term.

With the rise of phylogenetic nomenclature, the use of evolutionary grades as formal taxa has come under debate. Under a strict phylogenetic approach, only monophyletic taxa are recognized.[9] This differs from the more traditional approach of evolutionary taxonomy.[10] The difference in approach has led to a vigorous debate between proponents of the two approaches to taxonomy, particularly in well established fields like vertebrate palaeontology and botany.[11] The difference between the statement "B is part of A" (phylogenetic approach) and "B has evolved from A" (evolutionary approach) is, however, one of semantics rather than of phylogeny. Both express the same phylogeny, but the former emphasizes the phylogenetic continuum while the latter emphasizes a distinct shift in anatomy or ecology in B relative to A.

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Most public & private high school students in our state take Biology and Chemistry in high school, and there is a 3-unit science requirement to receive a high school diploma in our state. Of course, we do not have to follow these requirements to award a homeschool diploma for high school, but generally this is what area colleges expect to see as a minimum. The 3 units are to include a life science (such as biology), a physical science (such as chemistry), and an advanced science that could be advanced biology or chemistry, astronomy, physics, botany, marine biology, or another advanced science. Two courses must include a lab component.

One thought I had was perhaps noting on her high school transcript that she had successfully completed Biology in 8th grade, then having her take Chemistry and either Physics or Astronomy or Botany (whichever she prefers) in her early high school years. That would leave her one more course to take in high school, and I thought maybe she could do a living science book study of a science of her choosing for the last course.

We are looking at this right now with Makayla (high school transcripts). What I have seen is simply having transcripts reflect the year each course was taken, and that it is not at all uncommon for high school credits to begin with 8th grade.

Also have you looked at the biology and chemistry 101 series, . We find them less wordy and more CM than the apologia, a lab you would with biology is go out to dinner and classify food on plate. I believe they are soon releasing physics

My 8th grader is doing Apologia Biology this year as we had a great group of local kids- including her older brother- doing it together and doing the labs together. I am pretty sure that great opportunity will not exist next year or the year after for her so I just bumped her up to do it with them. It was a struggle the first term, but she got the hang of it and rose to the challenge. I plan to include it in her high school transcipts, just not sure how to date it. Does it matter that it will show that she did it in 8th grade? I think not. Some public schoolers skip a grade. Transcipts are still ok. My hubby took all his high school maths in middle school and took only college level maths in high school. It was fine. Of course, that was back when dinosaurs roamed the earth!!!

My dd13 just completed a two-day lab intensive hosted by Landry Academy. They do these all over the cuontry. It was a year of labs in two days. I would still add labs throughout the year, but the experience and quality of the labs was great. Just throwing that out as an option.

We have had a wonderful lab experience this year and have it planned for next year as well. I also have heard that schools say homeschoolers lack this experience. I do think it is important to get them this experience if at all possible. We require several formal lab write ups as well as informal ones. This can only help them in college, I think.

In October 2013, the State Board of Education (SBE) adopted college-and-career readiness Academic Achievement Standards and Academic Achievement Descriptors for the End-of-Grade (EOG) and End-of-Course (EOC) tests and their alternate assessments. After considering much input on the importance of student achievement reporting, in August 2019, the State Board of Education (SBE) adopted new college-and-career readiness Academic Achievement Standards and Academic Achievement Descriptors for the End-of-Grade (EOG) and End-of-Course (EOC) science tests and their alternate assessments. Effective with the 2019-20 school year, the State will report four levels on the Biology EOC as follows:

Students identify some basic structures and functions of cells. They identify some components involved in the flow of energy and cycling of matter and recognize some interactions between organisms within their ecosystem (including the impact of human activity). Students identify basic structures and functions of DNA, the inheritance and expression of genetic traits, and the application of DNA technology. They identify species change over time and can recognize biological classification systems. Students can identify some biological molecules and recognize that organisms acquire and use energy.

Level 3 students identify basic structures and functions of cells and describe how cells can adapt to the environment. They identify components in the flow of energy and cycling of matter and describe interactions between organisms within their ecosystem (including the impact of human activity). Students recognize a relationship between the structure and function of DNA, the inheritance and expression of genetic traits, and the application of DNA technology. They identify natural selection as a mechanism for species change over time and can interpret biological classification systems. Students can identify major biological molecules and recognize biochemical processes and energy use in the cell.

Level 4 students compare the structure and function of cells and analyze how cells adapt to their environment. They analyze the flow of energy and cycling of matter and understand interactions between organisms within their ecosystem (including the impact of human activity). Students understand the relationship between the structure and function of DNA, the inheritance and expression of genetic traits, and the application of DNA technology. They understand natural selection as a mechanism for species change over time and can analyze biological classification systems. Students understand the relationship between the major biological molecules and analyze biochemical processes and energy use in the cell.

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