Learning+Experience+7+Must+Like+Long+Walks,+Dining+by+Candlelight,+and+Be+of+Same+Species

= Learning Experience 7: Must Like Long Walks, Dining by Candlelight, and Be of Same Species = Objectives ** Driving Questions ** Of Fish and Dogs Reading: The Fundamental Unit Analysis p558 #1-3 Reading: Cichlids Past and Present Analysis p559 #1
 * Students examine the criteria used to identify groups of organisms as species.
 *  Students define a species as a group of organism capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
 *  Students explore the biological factors that determine whether two populations will interbreed.
 * What is a species?
 * How does a taxonomist know to place a newly discovered organism into a particular species?
 * Processing for Meaning **
 * Students analyze factors that led to speciation, such as chromosome number and geographical isolation.