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Teaching Fish structure and function

Fish structure and function

Fish are aquatic vertebrates. They make up more than half of all vertebrate species. They are especially important in the study of vertebrate evolution because several important vertebrate traits evolved in fish.

CK-12 (High School)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Which structures define fish, and which fish structures continue to be present in other vertebrates?
STANDARDS:
RST.1 - Analysis & Evidence, RST.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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