SBI3U
Sharkwater – Big ideas graphic organizer
Big ideas
• All living things can be
classified according
to their anatomical
and physiological
characteristics.
• Human activities affect
the diversity of living
things in ecosystems.
• Evolution is the process
of biological change
over time based on the
relationships between
species and their
environments.
• The theory of evolution
is a scientific explanation
based on a large
accumulation of
evidence.
• Technology that enables
humans to manipulate
the development of
species has economic
and environmental
implications.
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Prompts to guide thinking Notes
DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS
• What is a scientific/species
name?
• What is the scientific/
species name of two
different types of sharks?
• What things or
characteristics make a shark
a shark?
• What is longline fishing, and
why is it a problem?
• Why are sharks so important
in ecosystems?
EVOLUTION
• Describe (very briefly) the
evolution of sharks.
• How does a seal avoid
predators (sharks)? This is
an evolutionary process in
action. The populations have
developed super flexible
spines.
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GENETIC PROCESSES

• Genetic and genomic

research can have
social and environmental • What is a chromosome?
implications. • How many chromosomes do
• Variability and diversity sharks have? How many do
of living organisms result humans have?
from the distribution of
genetic materials during
the process of meiosis.

ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

• Groups of organs with

specific structures
and functions work
together as systems,
• Briefly describe the sharks’
which interact with other
circulatory, respiratory, and
systems in the body.
digestive systems.
• The development and
• What is flesh-eating
uses of technology to
disease?
maintain human health
are based, in part, on
the changing needs of
society.

PLANTS: ANATOMY, GROWTH, AND FUNCTION

• Plants have specialized

structures with distinct
functions that enable
them to respond
and adapt to their
environment.
• Plant variety is critical
to the survival and
sustainability of
ecosystems.
• We don’t often think of
sharks as plant-eaters. The
article “This Shark Eats
Grass, and No One Knows
Why” explains how some
sharks are starting to eat
sea grass. What surprised
you about this?

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