Biology Unit 3 Day 4

Learning Objective: Students will learn about species diversity by analyzing and interpreting data in writing using technical vocabulary (mutations, natural selection, selection pressure, adaptation, ecosystem) and science ideas (cause and effect).

Questions:

1. How are mutations involved in natural selection? (book or brain)
2. What are the causes of natural selection? (brain)
3. A hawk is a predator for mice. What will happen if the hawk population decreases due to hunting by humans?

Answer choices for number 3:

	A. The mouse birthrate will decrease. B. The mouse population will increase. C. The carrying capacity of the ecosystem will decrease. D. The ecosystem will reach Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

Exit Ticket for Day 4: 

• What did we do in today's learning activity? (describe or summarize)
• Why did we do this learning activity? (explain)