Unit 15: Fish—Cold-Blooded Swimmers

Unit 15: Fish—Cold-Blooded Swimmers

Unit Focus

This unit provides students with an overview of the distinguishing features of the three classes of fish: the Agnatha, the Chondrichthyes, and the Osteichthyes. Students will learn the differences between the three classes of fish and adaptations of fish to the oceans.

Student Goals

1. Name the three classes of fish.
2. State characteristics of cartilaginous fish.
3. State characteristics of bony fishes.
4. Describe some unusual adaptations in fish.