For this project our groups were given roughly 45 pieces of hardware and were instructed to organize them and write a story to show how they are related to each other and evolved from each other. The objective of the project was to name the fossils, classify, reclassify, justify and re-justify all of our choices. To organize our hardware we used a cladogram, which is a branching diagram showing the class relationship between a number of species. After we finished organizing all of the hardware, we wrote a short story explaining how all of the pieces evolved from each other. Finally, we presented our findings to the rest of the class.
Our Cladogram:
Link to Our Story:
Key Terms:
Speciation: the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
Family: is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence
Genus: a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
Species: largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction
Cladogram: a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species
Classification: the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
Evolution: the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
Adaptation: a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
Natural Selection: survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype
Phenotype:the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
Genotype: the genetic constitution of an individual organism
Competition: the activity or condition of competing to survive in an environment
Family: is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence
Genus: a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
Species: largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction
Cladogram: a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species
Classification: the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
Evolution: the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
Adaptation: a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
Natural Selection: survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype
Phenotype:the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
Genotype: the genetic constitution of an individual organism
Competition: the activity or condition of competing to survive in an environment
Reflection:
My group was pretty successful for this project. We worked hard on all of the work days and got distracted very little. I was very good at keeping my other group members on task while still completing the entire project. I found this project to be quite boring and not very hands on. I enjoy the building projects much more and feel that I can contribute more to those projects. Overall this project was a good way to learn about evolution and understand it fully, but I would have enjoyed a project that was less repetitive.