Unit 10: Structures and Processes for Survival of Organisms
Big Idea
Organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environments.
Students will be able to . . .
Differentiate between the inherited traits and learned behaviors of living organisms (e.g. spines on a cactus, shape of a beak, animals learning tricks and a child riding a bicycle)
Illustrate and describe examples of complete and incomplete metamorphosis in an insect’s life cycle.
Describe the differences between complete and incomplete metamorphosis of insects.
Scientific Vocabulary
Core Terms
Supporting Terms
New to Grade Level
5.10A
adaptations
structure(s)
function(s)
survive/survival
aquatic
webbed feet
prairie
hooves
species
5.10B
inherited trait
trait
inherit
hereditary
learned behavior
offspring
parent
characteristic
5.10C
insect
life cycle
stages
distinct
characteristics
metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis
egg
pupa
larva
adult
incomplete metamorphosis
nymph
Big Idea
Organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that help them survive within their environments.
Students will be able to . . .
Differentiate between the inherited traits and learned behaviors of living organisms (e.g. spines on a cactus, shape of a beak, animals learning tricks and a child riding a bicycle)
Illustrate and describe examples of complete and incomplete metamorphosis in an insect’s life cycle.
Describe the differences between complete and incomplete metamorphosis of insects.
Scientific Vocabulary
Core Terms
Supporting Terms
New to Grade Level
5.10A
adaptations
structure(s)
function(s)
survive/survival
aquatic
webbed feet
prairie
hooves
species
5.10B
inherited trait
trait
inherit
hereditary
learned behavior
offspring
parent
characteristic
5.10C
insect
life cycle
stages
distinct
characteristics
metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis
egg
pupa
larva
adult
incomplete metamorphosis
nymph