Fork+Bird

media type="custom" key="7333793" //**__Fork Bird Reflection: __**// **__1. Describe what happened to each type of fork bird over time.__** The 1-Tined Fork Bird first started off with zero population and so did the 4-Tined Fork Bird. The 1-Tined Fork Bird increased and the 4-Tined Fork Bird increased too. But the 4-Tined increased more during the generations then the 1-Tined Fork Bird. In addition, the 2-Tined Fork Bird started off at 100 which you can see in the graph above (3) which is the highest. But it quickly decreased. To conclude, all of the Fork Birds end up changing over time but some increased and others didn't. __**2. Which fork bird was the most successful? Use your data to support your answer.**__ The fork bird that was most successful was the 4-Tined Fork Bird. In the line graph above you can see that the 2-Tined Fork Bird decreased which proves that it was un-successful. Then, the 1-Tined Fork Bird increased but not as much as the 4-Tined Fork Bird. As you can see above, both the 4-Tined and 1-Tined Fork Bird started at the same place which was zero population which helps prove that the 4-Tined Fork Bird is the most successful because if it did not start at the same place it probably will effect the results. Also, the 4-Tined Fork Bird just increased more over time rather than the 1-Tined Fork Bird which increased but did not increase enough to be most successful. I conclude, that the 4-Tined Fork Bird is the most successful. I conclude, that the 4-Tined Fork Bird is the most successful. **__4. As a result of heavy rains, the major food source for fork birds is now blueberries. After many generations, how many types of fork birds do you think there will be? What will the fork birds look like? Explain your answer.__** As a result of heavy rains, the major food source for fork birds is now blueberries so after many generations the fork birds has been re-named to "spoon" birds and has become the color blue. First, they were re-named "spoon" birds because blueberries are round which causes the "spoon" birds to become more round and sort of imitate blueberries shape. In addition, forks have more of a slender shape and since the "spoon" birds only eat blueberries instead of having a healthy, changing diet they are round and chunky. Second, these "spoon" birds are also now blue instead of white or black because the juice of the blueberries went through their blood and now has become part of their genotype. So, when "spoon" birds mate the color blue is the dominant gene which causes more "spoon" birds to appear blue. Also, the same as the blueberries shape has become the "spoon" birds shape, the blueberries color has become "spoon" birds color as well. I conclude, that over the generations fork birds has been re-named to "spoon" birds and their color is now blue instead of black or white. **__5. The cheetah, an extremely fast and efficient hunter, is an endangered specie(s). The few cheetahs alive today show very little variation. How does this help to explain why cheetahs are on the verge of becoming extinct? __** The cheetah, an extremely fast and efficient hunter, is an endangered specie(s) because they have shown very little variation over time which helps explain why cheetahs are on the verge of becoming extinct. It shows why they are becoming extinct because since there is not such a big population of cheetahs already so they are mating the same gene which means that they will all die the same way. In addition, since they are dying the same way instead of living they are becoming extinct. Second, if their is not enough change throughout time then things become boring and its not worth living and mating. To conclude, cheetahs are becoming extinct because they are mating the same bad gene and their is no change which is boring.
 * __3. //Battling Beaks// simulates the idea of NATURAL SELECTION. Based on what you did in class, your data and questions 1 and 2, what do you suppose natural selection? __**Battling Beaks simulates the idea of NATURAL SELECTION because it demonstrates how animals survive in their environment and how their body effects the way they survive. The Fork Birds perfectly demonstrates how your own body can effect the way you eat, how you eat and how fast you can get food. For example, the 4-TINED Fork Bird can obtain food faster rather than the 1-Tined Fork Bird or the 2-Tined Fork Bird which is why the 4-Tined Fork Bird is the most successful (which can be proved my question number two and the graph above). To continue, the reason why the 4-Tined Fork Bird can obtain food faster than the other types of Fork Birds because it has more support to obtain the food in a fast pace. Unlike the 1 and 2-Tined Fork Bird and this is because they do not have some type of support to eat and live but compared to the 4-Tined Fork Bird it is not alot of support. I conclude, that an animal's (or human's) body can effect the way they eat and live.