Biology 11, Gladstone Secondary School
Ms.Goodridge, lgoodridge@vsb.bc.ca
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes
Big Ideas:
1. That fish have developed important adaptations for swimming and diet to
be successful in their environment
2. That fish provide an evolutionary link between vertebrates and nonvertebrates.
Beginning = Starting to have an understanding
Developing = Still have some questions
Accomplished = I get it and can teach someone else
Knowing…
I can list the characteristics of fish
I can identify how birds are adapted to their environment
Scales vs Skin
Swimming vs Hopping/ Walking
Suckers and Teeth
Eggs
Thermoregulation
I can explain how different fish have different diets
I can identify the material skeletons are made of in different
classes.
I can list adaptations in fish for swimming
I can describe the respiratory system in fish
I can describe the circulatory system in fish
I can explain how fish reproduce
B
D
A
Applying
I can identify what adaptations would make a bird more
successful in its environment
- Beaks and diet
- Feathers and habitat
- Feet and habitat/ diet
I can explain how adaptations make fish more successful for
marine life
- Circulatory system
- Respiratory system
- Energy requirements
- Bone Structure
- Swim bladder
I can explain the evolutionary relationship between fish and
amphibians.
B
D
A
Biology 11, Gladstone Secondary School
Ms.Goodridge, lgoodridge@vsb.bc.ca
I can hypothesize an evolutionary relationship between humans
and birds.
I can hypothesize an evolutionary relationship between fish and
marine organisms without an internal skeleton.