Differences among individuals in plants or

animal species

Jigsaw Group Member A – Horses (pg. 32)

How are all horses alike?

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How are the horses different?

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How are the differences important in determining whether an animal

survives or dies?

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Jigsaw Group Member B – Bush Lily Plants (pg. 33)

How are the two bush lily plants different?

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How does flower color help each bush lily survive?

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Aside from flower color, do you predict the two bush lilies to be very
similar, somewhat similar, or very different from each other? Explain
your reasoning.

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Jigsaw Group Member C – Rock pocket mice (pg. 34)

How are the two mice different?

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Why might more black mice than brown mice survive on black rocks?

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Now imagine that all the desert rocks turned black. Would brown or black
mice become more common in the population? Why?

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Jigsaw Group Member D – Finches (pg. 35)

How are these two finches different?

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Why is beak size and shape important to a bird?

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On the Galapagos Islands, why did birds with larger, thicker beaks
become more common?

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Jigsaw – What I learned

Members of a species have similar characteristics (all horses have
2 ears, 4 legs, and a tail) but they also have differences (some
horses are faster or stronger). Describe how these differences can
help horses live longer than another.

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Pocket mice and bush lilies make use of color to survive. Explain
how each can survive because of its color.
Pocket mice:

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Bush lilies:

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Finches in the Galapagos Islands have larger beaks. How did the
change in the environment contribute to the change in the
characteristic of the birds’ beak?
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