Life Science
MS-LS2-2
Patterns of organism interactions
Performance expectation
Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Clarification
Emphasis is on competition, predation, mutually beneficial interactions, and relationships with abiotic components across ecosystems.
Assessment boundary
No additional assessment boundary is stated.
SEP
Practice
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
DCI
Core idea
- LS2.A
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Patterns
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-LS2-2.
“Primary” means the chapter includes an observable performance and assessable artifact for this expectation; “supporting” builds context.
Connections recorded in the official model
ELA/literacy: RST.6–8.1, WHST.6–8.2, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
Mathematics: 6.SP.5
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: I, II, III, IV, V
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.