Clarification Statement - S.HS.ESS.2.7.CS:
Emphasis is on the dynamic causes, effects, and feedbacks between the biosphere and Earth’s other systems, whereby geoscience factors control the evolution of life, which in turn continuously alters Earth’s surface. Examples could include how the outgassi

Assessment Boundary - S.HS.ESS.2.7.AB:
Assessment does not include a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of how the biosphere interacts with all of Earth’s other systems.

Science and Engineering Practices - 9-12.SEP7.4:
Construct an oral and written argument or counter-arguments based on data and evidence.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.HS.ESS.2.7.DCI:
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate •Gradual atmospheric changes were due to plants and other organisms that captured carbon dioxide and released oxygen. ESS2.E: Biogeology •The many dynamic and delicate feedbacks between the biosphere and other Earth systems cause a continual co-evolution of Earth’s surface and the life that exists on it.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC6.6:
Much of science deals with constructing explanations of how things change and how they remain stable.