1. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Please remember the expectations for entering the room. Copy today’s “I can” statement. Fill out your agenda. Start on your quick read! Thank you! C: 0 (after bell rings) H: quietly ask a neighbor; after bell, raise hand A: independent work M: 0 (after bell rings) P: complete bellringer

2. Quick Read—Dorcas Gazelles Please do not write on the article! Answer all questions on your green sheet.

3. 1. A characteristic that allows an animal to survive in the environment in which they live is a(n) 1.Diversity 2.Heredity 3.Niche 4.Adaptation

4. 2. Change over time is 1.evolution 2.branching tree 3.variation 4.natural selection

5. 3. A gene passed from parent to offspring is 1.evolution 2.parasitism 3.heredity 4.species

6. 4. A group of living and non-living components interacting with each other is known as a(n) 1.ecosystem 2.biotic 3.abiotic 4.niche

7. 5. A struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is 1.mutualism 2.commensalism 3.parasitism 4.competition

8. 6. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is 1.carrying capacity 2.symbiosis 3.biome 4.competition

9. 7. An organism’s particular role (or how it makes its living) is a(n) 1.niche 2.abiotic 3.biotic 4.biome

10. 1. A characteristic that allows an animal to survive in the environment in which they live is a(n) 1.Diversity 2.Heredity 3.Niche 4.Adaptation

11. 2. Change over time is 1.evolution 2.branching tree 3.variation 4.natural selection

12. 3. A gene passed from parent to offspring is 1.evolution 2.parasitism 3.heredity 4.species

13. 4. A group of living and non-living components interacting with each other is known as a(n) 1.ecosystem 2.biotic 3.abiotic 4.niche

14. 5. A struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is 1.mutualism 2.commensalism 3.parasitism 4.competition

15. 6. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is 1.carrying capacity 2.symbiosis 3.biome 4.competition

16. 7. An organism’s particular role (or how it makes its living) is a(n) 1.niche 2.abiotic 3.biotic 4.biome

24. Vocabulary Flashcards Term on one side of the card Definition on the other side of the card DO NOT do #2, 8, or 11!

25. How Do We Know Evolution Happens? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/11/ 2/quicktime/e_s_3.html

26. Ender Gauge your understanding of today’s “I can” statement. 1.Out of the twenty-four vocabulary terms, how many are familiar?