FMS+Wildlife+Habitat

= See How Wild You Can Get! =



Find out what it takes to provide food, water, shelter, and enough space for wildlife that frequents our FMS Wildlife Habitat and then register the habitat with the National Wildlife Habitat.

Here are a few things all middle school students should know about science in a habitat by the end of the school year.

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. cells function similarly in all living organisms. b. the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls. c. the nucleus is the repository for genetic information in plant and animal cells. d. mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do, and chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis. e. cells divide to increase their numbers through a process of mitosis, which results in two daughter cells with identical sets of chromosomes. f. as multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate.
 * Cell Biology**
 * 1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.**

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution c. how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. d. how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.
 * Evolution**
 * 3. Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations.**

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. plants and animals have levels of organization for structure and function, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism. b. organ systems function because of the contributions of individual organs, tissues, and cells. The failure of any part can affect the entire system. c. how bones and muscles work together to provide a structural framework for movement. f. the structures and processes by which flowering plants generate pollen and ovules, seeds, and fruit.
 * Structure and Function in Living Systems**
 * 5. The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function.**



=National Wildlife Habitat and Other Wildlife Conservation Links= ====Here a few links about wildlife habitats that I would like you to explore. Fell free to find new links and add them to the collection.====

1. National Wildlife Federation

2. Ecosystems =Caught In Action In the FMS Wildlife Habitat= Your mission is to show off your problem solving and conservation skills and get "Caught in Action".

=Wildlife Habitats and Conservation In The News= Find articles about wildlife habitats in the news and share them with the class and online.

=Funny Wildlife Paparazzi= ====Add your best photo or movie, of your favorite funny wildlife in the FMS Wildlife Habita t, to the collection.====

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= Play Rescue the Russian Leopard and Other Wildlife Conservation Games =