Fork+Birds+Reflection

1. Describe what happened to each type of fork bird over time. The 1 tined fork bird didn't survive long because the genes where passed but it could not catch enough food to survive. The 2 tined fork bird survived a little longer then the 1 tined fork bird because it passed the genes succesfully but could not colect enough food to keep surviving. The 4 tined fork bird survived the longest because it was able to obtain more food then the other fork birds. 2. Which fork bird was the most successful? Use your data to support your answer. The 4 tined fork bird was more successful because the gene was passed down through generations. 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? Natural Selection is when one animal has a slighter advantage over another animal in speed,height,size,gender,ect..The animal has a better advantage to pass on their genes and live longer then the animals that don't have that advantage. 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. There appearance will change because the environment changed around them. There generation will be stable because of the genrations of breeding and mating they have a stable population. 5. The cheetah, an extremely fast and efficient hunter, is an endangered species. The few cheetahs alive today show very little variation. How does this help to explain why cheetahs are on the verge of becoming extinct? Since their appearance has not changed they are more vulnerable to the elements and weather so there extinction in on the line.