Fork+Birds

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Describe what happened to each type of fork bird over time? -The two tined fork bird population went down from generation 1 to generation 10 while the one tined fork bird population slightly increased from generations 1 -10. The four tined fork bird population increased the most throughout the generations.

Which fork bird was the most successful? Use your data to support your answer.  -The 4 tined fork bird was the most successful because it was the easiest for them to get food and survive than the other fork birds. You can see that there was the most population of the 4 tined fork bird in the tenth generation.

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 related to the idea of natural selection because it shows how a species can survive or reproduce in an environment. We saw in battling beaks that the 4 tined fork birds was able to survive more than the other fork birds.

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. -I think there will be more fork birds because blue berries are easily picked up so this way, it'll be easier for the birds to eat and survive. They can just kind of dig their claws into the blueberries and easily eat them. I think there will be a large population of fork birds because blue berries are one of the most healthiest fruits so the birds will be stronger than others and be able to escape from their predators more easily and it will also give them more energy. I think that the fork birds will look healthier and stronger because as I mentioned before, blue berries are one of the healthiest fruits and give a lot of energy.

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? - This shows that it is on the verge of becoming extinct because it shows no progress on passing on genes for future generations or it doesn't change at all .