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Orca Whale. Where does it fit in?. Challenge. Your challenge for this unit is to figure out what orca whales have in common with each other and where they fit in on the tree of life
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Orca Whale Where does it fit in?
Challenge • Your challenge for this unit is to figure out what orca whales have in common with each other and where they fit in on the tree of life • You will use fossils and DNA sequences to understand connections to each species, and understand how to interpret a phylogenetic tree
Guidelines • Two teams: Team Past and Team Present • You will begin by learning background information as a class, THEN: • Each team will look at different evidence • Final product is a collaborative poster with 2 members from Team Past and two members from Team Present for each presentation
Team Past • Fossil clues • Skeletons • Historical evidence
Team Present • Pictures of modern orcas • DNA evidence • Habits and habitats