Friday, November 30, 2007

"Moths and Selective Pressure"

Bellwork:
1) _________________ are wound-up DNA.
2) ________________ is when parents pass their traits onto their children.
3) Two ____________ make up one gene.

- Define natural selection: a process where the individuals who are best adapted to their environment tend to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation
- Set up 4-box on page 124 in workbook
Title: Selective Pressure 11/30/07
Box 1: Review, Box 2: Diagram, Box 3: Data/Description, Box 4: Exit Slip
- Gather data using peppered moth simulation to show how the predator acts as a selective pressure on moths with different camouflage and causes natural selection (moths with better camouflage survive to pass on their traits)