PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This website update contains two projects: the Cladogram project and the Timeline project.
The Cladogram project was groupwork, we had to organize various pieces of hardware into groups based on traits. We put all of them on a cladogram and made fake species names for each of the different species. From there, we wrote stories on how the "species" evolved, why, and in what order.
The Timeline project was a partner project. In pairs, we chose an organism to research and find its details about its ancestry.
My partner and I researched Elephas maximus, the Asian Elephant.
This website update contains two projects: the Cladogram project and the Timeline project.
The Cladogram project was groupwork, we had to organize various pieces of hardware into groups based on traits. We put all of them on a cladogram and made fake species names for each of the different species. From there, we wrote stories on how the "species" evolved, why, and in what order.
The Timeline project was a partner project. In pairs, we chose an organism to research and find its details about its ancestry.
My partner and I researched Elephas maximus, the Asian Elephant.
The first of the documents below is the story my group wrote to explain how and why each of the "species" evolved. Next is the slideshow made for the Cladogram project. The last document is the slideshow presentation for the Timeline project.
CONTENT
Natural Selection= organisms evolve through variation in genes, competition with others, survival, and reproduction
Genetic Variation= random variation of traits/genes in a population
Allopatric Speciation= one species turns to two because the original population was separated
Sympatric Speciation= one species in an area splits to two that inhabit the same space
Reproductive Isolation= two species in the same area that cannot interbreed (or if they did, offspring would be infertile)
Geographic Isolation= separation of breeding groups by physical barrier
Temporal Isolation= species cannot breed because of different mating times
Founders Effect= portion of original population goes to different area and develops into a new species
The above terms are the reasons as to why species break off and form new ones.
REFLECTION
Cladogram
My group and I finished making the cladogram early on, but revisited frequently to make small changes. In making our presentation, we spent too much time with the "creative" aspect of our work, which led us to having less of the necessary data. We'd rushed to change it the night before presentations were due, resulting in a lack of creativity. Next time, it would be beneficial if we kept better track of the requirements and when they were needed to be done.
Timeline
My original partner was not present in class for much of the project, leaving me to do most of the work. I was assigned to a new partner and we spent minimal time discussing/reviewing the information. We weren't at the same place in the understanding of the material.
I worked on the Cladogram project with Eliam Weinstock and Hayden Shaffer.
I worked on the Timeline project with John Kosta.
Natural Selection= organisms evolve through variation in genes, competition with others, survival, and reproduction
Genetic Variation= random variation of traits/genes in a population
Allopatric Speciation= one species turns to two because the original population was separated
Sympatric Speciation= one species in an area splits to two that inhabit the same space
Reproductive Isolation= two species in the same area that cannot interbreed (or if they did, offspring would be infertile)
Geographic Isolation= separation of breeding groups by physical barrier
Temporal Isolation= species cannot breed because of different mating times
Founders Effect= portion of original population goes to different area and develops into a new species
The above terms are the reasons as to why species break off and form new ones.
REFLECTION
Cladogram
My group and I finished making the cladogram early on, but revisited frequently to make small changes. In making our presentation, we spent too much time with the "creative" aspect of our work, which led us to having less of the necessary data. We'd rushed to change it the night before presentations were due, resulting in a lack of creativity. Next time, it would be beneficial if we kept better track of the requirements and when they were needed to be done.
Timeline
My original partner was not present in class for much of the project, leaving me to do most of the work. I was assigned to a new partner and we spent minimal time discussing/reviewing the information. We weren't at the same place in the understanding of the material.
I worked on the Cladogram project with Eliam Weinstock and Hayden Shaffer.
I worked on the Timeline project with John Kosta.