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Unit 5

Life

How did life emerge and diversify? Much remains unknown, but we do have enough evidence to explore possible answers. Our exploration will span more than 3.8 billion years of Earth’s history.

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Unit 5 Driving Question

How are we still evolving?

5.0 What Is Life?

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5.1 How Did Life Begin and Change?

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5.2 How Do Earth and Life Interact?

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5.3 Ways of Knowing: Life

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5.4 Science – Impacts!

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