Learning Exercise
Adaptations in ecosystems
Students provide answers on a worksheet with regard to whether a scenario is an adaptation or an acclimation.
- Material:
- Dynamics of a Food Chain
- Date last modified:
- June 20, 2018
- Created by:
- Musetsi Molefe
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Observe simulation of altering a food chain. What happens when you remove an organism from a food chain? see more
Exercise
Draw from evidence to construct an explanation with regard to how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
Disciplines
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Technical Notes
Students are informed that this is an open-book kind of class activity.
Requirements
- Campbell or Solomon Biology Textbook and/or EDBS220 slides on Evolution
- Worksheets
- Pencils and rubbers
Topics
- Evolutionary biology
- Evolutionary adaptation vs acclimation
- Natural selection
Type of Task
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to decide between an adaptation and an acclimation.
Assessment
Each question is worth 0.5 marks. Thus, the class activity is worth a total of 10 marks.