Topic
Populations
Framing Question
How do populations change over time?
Learning Objectives
- Graphically, verbally, or quantitatively describe a population over time.
- Identify and test a hypothesis about how a population will respond to perturbation.
- Create a model explaining how populations become better adapted to their environment.
- Design an experiment to evaluate the competing hypothesis that a population in a new habitat is under selection or experiencing acclimatization.
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