UOP SCI/230 Version 8 Vertebrates and Invertebrates Worksheet

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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Worksheet

PART 1: Compare vertebrates and invertebrates.

Directions: In the graphic below, compare vertebrates and invertebrates by:

• Create a list of 5 characteristics that make vertebrate and invertebrates different
• Create a list of 5 characteristics that make vertebrate and invertebrates similar

differences	similarities

PART TWO: Answer each of the following questions in 350-525 words.

1. Your text offers evidence of evolution including: the fossil record, biogeography, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, and molecular biology. In your opinion, which of these provides the strongest evidence for evolution? Which provides the weakest argument for evolution?

2. Identify a plant or animal species in your neighborhood. How is it perfectly adapted to its environment? What would happen if you transplanted your species to a different environment?

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