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Students compare and contrast adaptations involving camouflage, warning coloration, and mimicry. They explain the relationship between adaptation and ability for survival and reproduction. Students define Batesian and Mullerian mimicry and give examples of a series of adaptations that would support the idea that evolution is a series of minor changes.

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evolution, the theory of evolution, adaptations, camouflage, mimicry, natural selection

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adaptation, camouflage, evolution, mimicry, natural selection, warning coloration, science
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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Year
1995
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