Will You Survive? Poll

Poll

It is winter and food is hard to find. After spending hours- and most of your energy- searching for food you finally find some! Unfortunately, it is located far down in a narrow hole. Will you reach the food and survive?  

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Poll

You are still on a quest to find food. The only food in the area is WAY high up in the trees. You are unable to climb the tree. Will you be able to reach high enough to get the food? No cheating- your feet must stay flat on the ground! Can you reach the food?

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Poll

In order to reach your shelter each night, you must climb up a steep cliff. Are your muscles strong enough to reach your shelter? Test your leg muscles for 2 minutes to see if you are strong enough.

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Poll

Your environment has reached the rainy season. This is good for you since that means there is water for you to drink. Unfortunately, this also means that your living space has been flooded. In order for you to get around (and stay out of the water), you must jump between the few places that are not flooded. Are you a good enough jumper?

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Poll

New predators have migrated into your ecosystem. To avoid getting eaten, you need to be able to crawl to safety in your cave. The predators are too big to fit through the cave opening. Can you crawl to safety? 

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Poll

A virus has begun spreading through your population. The disease is very contagious and deadly. However, individuals with brown eyes are immune to the virus. Did you survive the disease? 

• Yippee! I survived!

• Oh no! I died!

Open Ended

What traits were selected for after all 6 events? In other words, what traits did you have to have to survive all 6 events? (*Hint- you should list 6 physical characteristics)

Open Ended

How would this surviving population be different from the original population after 10 more generations?  

Open Ended

What traits would be selected if only events 5 (chair crawl), 1 (food in a narrow hole), and 6 (virus killing those with non-brown eyes) happened in that order?  How would the population of survivors compare to the original population after 10 more generations? 

Open Ended

What traits would be selected if only events 2 (food high up), 4 (jumping over water), and 3 (climbing to high elevation) happened in that order?  How would the population of survivors compare to the original population after 10 more generations? 

Open Ended

Some people say that evolution by natural selection means that “only the strong survive”.  What is inaccurate about that statement?

Open Ended

Would any individuals exposed to event 6 evolve during their lifetime to adapt to the change?  Explain.

Open Ended

Which statement is more accurate?  Why?

Statement 1- Individuals evolve and change.

Statement 2- Populations evolve and change.