At the end of this activity, students should be able to describe the different types of information about the environment that are vital for life, describe the modes of communication between individuals of the same species and different species, understand the significance of information about the environment for the survival and development of individuals (populations, species), understand the significance of communication for the survival and development of an individual (population, species), and understand the significance of genetic information in nature.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.