Natural Selection – Read pages 86-89 & 108-113
in your textbook; pay special attention to Figure 6
(p. 87) and Figure 7 on page 112
Choose an organism you would like to research
(it cannot be rabbits or spiders). Find the
answers to the following questions:
1) Does it reproduce sexually or asexually?
2) How much variation is there in the offspring
and why?
3) How many offspring does it usually produce at
one time?
4) During its entire lifetime, how many offspring
does it normally produce?
5) Where does it normally live?
6) What adaptations does it have which allow it
to survive in this particular environment?
7) What are its natural predators?
8) What diseases affect this particular species?
9) What conditions in its normal environment
might make it difficult for it to survive?
Natural Selection – Read pages 86-89 & 108-113
in your textbook; pay special attention to Figure 6
(p. 87) and Figure 7 on page 112
Choose an organism you would like to research
(it cannot be rabbits or spiders). Find the
answers to the following questions:
1) Does it reproduce sexually or asexually?
2) How much variation is there in the offspring
and why?
3) How many offspring does it usually produce at
one time?
4) During its entire lifetime, how many offspring
does it normally produce?
5) Where does it normally live?
6) What adaptations does it have which allow it
to survive in this particular environment?
7) What are its natural predators?
8) What diseases affect this particular species?
9) What conditions in its normal environment
might make it difficult for it to survive?