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Fashion a Fish Aquatic animals are the product of countless adaptations over long periods of time. These adaptations for the most part are features that increase the animals likelihood of surviving in their habitat. When a habitat changes, either slowly or catastrophically, the species of animals with adaptations that allow them options are the ones most likely to survive. Some species have adapted to such a narrow range of habitat conditions that they are extremely vulnerable to habitat change. They are overspecialized and are usually more subject to extinction and death. Design a fish that can successfully survive, live, and reproduce at Del Mar reef. You must choose the kinds of adaptations your fish will have. Each choice you make will take many years to develop. As these adaptations become part of your fishs design, the fish becomes better suited to the habitat in which it lives. The variety of conditions at Del Mar reef allow many types of fish to live together and survive. For this project you must: Front side of the hanging card 1. Write your name on your project 2. Name the fish 3. Describe in detail the specific habitat it is adapted for. (5 points) 4. Create a large 3- dimensional hanging art form that represents your fish. (20 points) Back side of the hanging card 5. Describe in detail, the adaptation and the benefit for each adaptation. A. B. C. D. E. 6. Protective coloration and camouflage Body shape and form Mouth type and feeding behavior Reproduction and behavior Other (at least one more adaptation)

Must be ready to hang with string, dental floss, or fishing line on the due date! EXAMPLE:

Fashion a Fish Questions Show your understanding by always explaining why using CSRQ! 1. Where in the Del Mar reef habitat will your fish live? 2. Describe the special camouflage characteristics your fish uses to blend in to its environment. 3. What method does your fish use to get its food? What does it eat? Does it have any special structural adaptations to make it better at getting or eating its food? 4. What special behavioral adaptations does your fish have to better capture or collect its food? 5. How does your fish protect itself against predators? 6. Describe any special social behaviors of your fish such as schooling behavior, family groupings, symbiotic relationships, mating, etc. 7. What does your fish do to ensure that some of its offspring will safely make it alive into the next generation? Does it hide eggs? Give live birth? Keep its young in its mouth? Tend to the eggs until hatching? Produce a million eggs? Any other ideas? 8. Describe the shape of your fish. Is it a vertical or horizontal disc? 9. What is the size of your fish? As an adult? A juvenile? Give the length and width in metric units. Remember to consider where it lives when determining its size. 10. Describe the coloration and patterning of your fish. What benefit does this provide to your fish? 11. Describe any special mating behavior. How does your fish attract a mate in the ocean? 12. Draw a detailed, labeled, and colored drawing of your fish on a piece paper 8.5 inches x 11 inches. BIG! 13. Make a simple food chain with your fish- Be sure to include arrows, color, and give a title. 14. Make a food web with your fish. Be sure to label producers, first level consumers, second level consumers, third level consumers, and decomposers. Also, Be sure to include arrows, color, and give a title. 15. Estimate the population size of your species. Consider the limiting factors of where it lives.

The following is for Informational Purposes Only - Examples of Adaptations and Purposes Additional research will provide more examples and more purposes

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Name:_______________ Date:_______________ Period:_______________ Fashion a Fish Checklist

Have a partner check your work and fill out the checklist. Staple this sheet to the TOP of your questions after it is completely filled out. Only check the boxes that you certify are complete. Complete sentences were used to answer written questions Why was explained for each answer The The The The food chain was titled Food Chain food chain was colored Food Web was titled Food Web food web was colored PARTNER [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] ME [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

Symbiosis, competition, and predation were discussed Name is on the model A card (something) with the model explains the habitat of the fish A card (something) with the model lists the adaptations and benefits

PARTNER NAME THAT CHECKED YOUR WORK:____________________________________ I turned in my questions I hung up my model [] []

I think I should receive _______ points out of 25 for my model and hanging card. I think this because_____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (POINTS FOR EACH GRADE 25-23 = A, 22-20 = B, 19-18 = C, 17-15 = D, 14 and below = F) I think I should receive _______ points out of 25 for my answers, food chain, food web, including symbiosis, competition, and predation. I think this because _______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (POINTS FOR EACH GRADE 25-23 = A, 22-20 = B, 19-18 = C, 17-15 = D, 14 and below = F) PRINT YOUR NAME CLEARLY:________________________ Total points out of 50 = _______