Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Applying the Theory of Natural Selection

This is Tuesday's Classwork. Your job is to apply Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection in 6 specific scenarios. Each of your answers needs to include specific reference to Darwin's four main ideas. Be Specific and thorough.

Here is a sample answer for question 2

In the past a population of lizards had variation in the size of their legs, some with bigger, longer legs and some with shorter smaller legs. In an effort to escape predators the lizards began burrowing through the loose debris on the forest floor and the lizards with the shortest smallest legs had the easiest time burrowing and therefore escaped their predators more often than the lizards with bigger, longer legs. Each generation of lizards receives its traits and characteristics from the previous generation and so through many generations of life and death the lizards legs became shorter and shorter until they no longer protruded outside the lizard's body.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr.Stevenson!
Its Joey. I am unaware if you will recieve this comment prior to our meeting but I would just like to say I am very interested in these subjects. The skit with Colbert made me chuckle. :) Also, I am trying to figure out how to use a computer so I will try to download the previous class/homework due today, Wed. the 12th. Regardless, have a good night and thank you again! :)

Anonymous said...

Oh. I just have to click the "This" button. Darn. Aight, I'm going to do this now. Thanks :)

Stevenson said...

I checked my class lists again and there is no student named Anony Mous. Please Identify your self if you aren't registered.