Icefish Blood Adaptations: Antifreeze Proteins
Description
Student Learning Targets
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Explain the importance of different adaptations (in particular, antifreeze proteins) to the survival of notothenioids.
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Use models to make scientific claims based on evidence and reasoning.
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Key Terms
antifreeze protein, freezing point, ice crystal, mutation, trait, variation
Terms of Use
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Accessibility Level (WCAG compliance)
Version History
NGSS (2013)
HS-LS1-1, HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-4; SEP2, SEP6
AP Biology (2019)
EVO-1.C, EVO-1.E, EVO-1.H, EVO-1.J, EVO-1.O, SYI-3.A, SYI-3.D; SP1, SP2
IB Biology (2016)
3.1, 5.2, 6.2
AP Environmental Science (2020)
Topic(s): 2.6, 2.4
Learning Objectives & Practices: ERT-2.H, ERT-2.F, SP3, SP5
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (2017)
3.2
Common Core (2010)
ELA.RST.9–12.3, ELA.WHST.9–12.1
Vision and Change (2009)
CC1, CC2, CC5; DP1, DP3
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