Monday, December 3, 2007

"Galapagos Islands Natural Selection 1"

Bellwork:
1) An organism with a good adaptation is more likely to ___________________.
2) Variation means ____________.
3) Complete this Punnett square: parents are Hh and HH

- Review selective pressure and natural selection
- Steps of natural selection:
1) Environment puts selective pressure on organisms
2) Individuals with better traits that are adaptations survive; others die
3) Individuals that survive reproduce and pass on their traits
4) Over time the whole population will end up with these traits (the best adaptations)
- Begin watching "Voyage to the Galapagos," complete worksheet questions on page 125 in yellow workbook