About
For this project we received a small box of hardware parts. From this we were to image as if these parts were fossils. From there we would create a timeline of evolutionary history. Not only did we show the evolution of these "organisms" from a common ancestor. We needed to justify each evolutionary change and name each different species with the hierarchical classifications.
Content
Speciation: the formation of a new species in the course of evolution
Family: the usual major subdivision of an order or suborder in the classification of plants, animals, fungi, etc., usually consisting of several genera
Genus: a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family
Species: largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce fertile offspring
Cladogram: a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species
Classification: the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
Evolution: the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
Adaptation: a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
Natural Selection: survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype
Phenotype:the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
Genotype: the genetic constitution of an individual organism
Competition: the activity or condition of competing to survive in an environment
Reflection
This project was pretty cool, it put a unique spin on an interesting topic. In this project, there were no wrong answers. One thing i did really well in this project was collaboration. I got along really well with all my group mates. Another thing we did well was creativity. We had a lot of funny Latin names for each species. One thing I did do so well this time in was work ethic. This project had me struggling to be engaged. Lots of the same work naming things and justifying the evolution.