Honors Biology I Core Labs

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Purpose:
To introduce students to the concepts of homology, analogy, common ancestry, and adaptation.

Summary:
Students will observe collections of biological specimens and discuss answers to open-ended questions in a cooperative learning format. Students will draw conclusions about relationships between organisms and adaptation by observation.

Objectives Links:
3. A: Homologous and Analogous Structures

3. B: Biological Adaptations

Process Skills Checklist

Materials:

• Various "wings" (chicken, bat, large moth, dragonfly)
• "Animal hands" x-rays (computer)
• Various "skulls with beaks" (owl, chicken, duck, pigeon, robin)
• Various mammal skulls (human, dog, cat, sheep, rabbit)
• Branches of assorted conifers (red cedar, bald cypress, gingko, pine)

Safety Concerns:
none

Revision Date:
July 2007