





What do the images above make you wonder? What questions do you have? What do you notice?

How would you explain the differences in tiger colors?
How would the different color variations in these tigers benefit individuals in different environments?
Choose one of these ecosystems:

Think about:
What types of plants and animals live there?
What specific adaptations does each of these living things have that help them survive to reproduce?
Give an example of a trait that gives an organism the advantage to survive and reproduce.
1) What is the organism and where does it live?
2) What is the trait?
3) How does the trait increase the individual's ability to pass on their genetics?
I can provide examples of genetic variation
I can identify when variation is an adaptation
I can think critically about the importance of genetic variation in a population