Adaptations and Levels of Organization

Natural Selection in a Natural World

Discuss:
1. What observations can you make of these various beetles?


2. Do you think that the image shows one species, or more than one species? What information would I need in order to know for sure?

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​OBSERVE:

Reorder

Re-Order These! (Smallest on the left, biggest on the right!)

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​Complete the DOL at this time.

Please work individually. If you finish early, do not distract other students.


Allotment: 10 Minutes.


DOL is on CANVAS.

Assignment: Adaptation Research

​Step One: Choose an organism with an obvious ADAPTATION

2. Research your chosen organism.

3. Create an artifact: (Presentation, Essay, Poster, Audio Recording, etc. anything goes

​Checklist:
> Identify an organism (multicellular) and one of its adaptations
> Identify an ecosystem that the organism is associated with
> Explain why the adaptation increases the fitness of the organism within its environment
> Describe how natural selection increases the frequency of the adaptive trait within a population
> Bonus: Research other species within the community. Do those species have adaptations that aid their survival in an ecosystem that contains your organism?