Reproduction and Development

Virginia SOL AP.8

Investigate how body systems work together to create and develop new life.

What students need to be able to do

  • Identify the major components of the reproductive and endocrine systems related to reproduction and development.
  • Develop and use models to illustrate how the structure and function of body systems support reproduction and development.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how the structure of cells and tissues in body systems affect reproduction and development.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how reproduction and development require body systems to work independently and together.
  • Explain a disorder, disease, injury, lifestyle, or component of aging that affects reproduction and development.