Unit 19
Mammals
Mammals: Synapsid Amniotes (Pacing Days) 10
Enduring Understanding: The student will be able to understand the distinguishing characteristics of the three different types of mammals and how they have developed throughout history into modern organisms.Essential Questions
· What are the defining characteristics of organisms under Class Mammalia? 2 days
· Describe the various components of the integument in the various types of mammals. 2 days
· What are some unique feeding adaptations among members of Class Mammalia? 2 days
· How are flight, echolocation, and migration similar and different with relation to animals? 2 days
· What are some of the main orders in Class Mammalia and their representative organisms? 2 days / State Benchmark from Course Description
· SC.912.L.14.36 Describe the factors affecting blood flow throughout the cardiovascular system.
· Student will describe the mammalian circulatory system.
· SC.912.L.14.44 Describe the physiology of the respiratory system including the mechanisms of ventilation, gas exchange, gas transport and the mechanisms that control the rate of ventilation.
· Student will describe the mammalian respiratory system.
· SC.912.L.14.50 Describe the structure of vertebrate sensory organs. Relate structure to function in vertebrate sensory systems.
· The student will explain the concepts of flight, migration, and echolocation.
· SC.912.L.14.51 Describe the function of the vertebrate integumentary system.
· The student will compare and contrast the integumentary systems of different mammals.
· SC.912.L.15.7 Discuss distinguishing characteristics of vertebrate and representative invertebrate phyla, and chordate classes using typical examples.
· The student will describe the major characteristics of Class Mammalia.
· SC.912.L.15.13 Describe the conditions required for natural selection, including: overproduction of offspring, inherited variation, and the struggle to survive, which result in differential reproductive success.
· The student will describe mammalian forms of reproduction.
· The student will identify representatives of different orders of mammals.