Honors Biology I Objectives

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PASS Strand:
3. Biological Diversity

Objectives:

2. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology, which may enhance or limit survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Natural Selection
• Populations
• Convergent Evolution
• Divergent Evolution
• Migration
• Isolation
• Barriers

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 1: The Grasshopper
• Core Lab 5: Insect Collection
• Core Lab 11: Plier Birds
• Core Lab 12: Introduction to Adaptation
• Core Lab 15: Earthworm Adaptations
• Dichotomous Key-Insects
• VHS: Dogs and more Dogs (NOVA)
• VHS: Darwin and the Galapagos (Scientific American Frontiers)

Revision Date:
July 2007