Study guide: Parents, Young and Similarities
Describe similarities, differences and care without assuming exact copies.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Young organisms often resemble their parents but are not exact copies. Use the supplied animal pictures. A shared trait is evidence of similarity, not proof that unrelated-looking organisms cannot be related.
- Some animals care for their young; species differ in how much care occurs. These cards supply observed actions. Do not approach real nesting animals.
- A familiar flowering plant can begin as a seed, sprout, grow and form flowers and seeds. Different species take different amounts of time. The cards show order, not a universal timetable.
- A useful comparison names the feature and the organisms observed. One example cannot show every individual in a species. Use the six statements to separate observation from an overclaim.
Useful vocabulary
- similar
- share the named visible feature
- feeding
- adult supplies food to young
- seed
- stage before germination in this sequence
- observation
- direct description of supplied picture
Watch your reasoning
- Check what similar and different each mean. They describe different clues.
- Check what feeding and protecting each mean. They describe different clues.
- Check what seed and seedling each mean. They describe different clues.
A worked review example
Worked reference-card problem: a card states “share the named visible feature”; a second states “differ in the named visible feature.” The first fits similar and the second fits different. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case. Worked reference-card problem: a card states “adult supplies food to young”; a second states “adult guards young from danger.” The first fits feeding and the second fits protecting. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case. Worked reference-card problem: a card states “stage before germination in this sequence”; a second states “young plant after germination.” The first fits seed and the second fits seedling. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case. Worked reference-card problem: a card states “direct description of supplied picture”; a second states “extends beyond supplied organisms.” The first fits observation and the second fits overclaim. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case.
Make a practice plan
- Use an example from Notice family resemblance. Say what happens and point to the clue that helps explain it.
- Complete Recognize ways adults help young and correct the specific misconception in its feedback.
- Resolve a changed case from Read a plant life-stage sequence, then combine the four ideas in the transfer task.