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Activity: Organism observation
What can you tell by looking at an organism? Look at the three organisms
pictured below, paying attention to their physical characteristics (traits)
like shape, size and color. Is there anything you can tell about their roles
in the food web or their habitats?
Do the organisms share any characteristics? What are the differences
between the organisms? Write your observations in the table below.
Pine Mosses Black-eyed Susan
(Page 48) (Page 16) (Page 25)
Traits
Similarities
Differences
Based on your observations, how would you place these organisms
into categories?
Challenge yourself! Consider also the Red and White Clover (Page 29),
Common Cattail (Page 33) and Flowering Dogwood (Page 45). Do these
organisms fit into the categories you created? How do they fit, or why do
they not fit?
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What can you tell by looking at an organism? Look at the three organisms
pictured below, paying attention to their physical characteristics (traits)
like shape, size and color. Is there anything you can tell about their roles
in the food web or their habitats?
Do the organisms share any characteristics? What are the differences
between the organisms? Write your observations in the table below.
Pine Mosses Black-eyed Susan
(Page 48) (Page 16) (Page 25)
Traits
Similarities
Differences
Based on your observations, how would you place these organisms
into categories?
Challenge yourself! Consider also the Red and White Clover (Page 29),
Common Cattail (Page 33) and Flowering Dogwood (Page 45). Do these
organisms fit into the categories you created? How do they fit, or why do
they not fit?
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