Biology Unit 3 Day 3

Learning Objective: Students will learn about natural selection by doing a simulation and will analyze and interpret data in writing using technical vocabulary (variation, adaptation, mutation, fitness, limiting factor) and science ideas (cause and effect).


Questions:

1. Are variations good or bad for species and populations? (brain)
2. Is it possible for an animal or plant to become better adapted for its environment in its lifetime? (brain)
3. Which statement is true about all adaptations?

Choices for number 3:

	A. They hurt an organism. B. They can be lost. C. They are learned. D. They are genetic. Exit Ticket for Day 3: How would you explain natural selection to a classmate? Use evidence or examples from your simulation to help you explain.