Darwinia - Round #1
Your Name: _______________________
Team Names:
_______________________
_______________________
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Question: When Toothpickta, Tweesarian, and Blade Runner are competing for the same food, who will be best
adapted?
After observing the three “body types,” complete the following hypothesis:
Hypothesis: When Toothpicta, Tweesarian and Blade Runner are competing for food,
________________________will be best adapted.
Collect data according to your teacher’s instructions and fill in the data table.
Animal
Name
Trial 1
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 2
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 3
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Mean
(for Mass
Collected)
(g)
Mean Percentage
Collected (%)
(Mean  300g)
Toothpickta
Blade
Runner
Tweesarian
Anal
ysis
of Data: Toothpickta ate ______% of the total food available. Tweesarian ate ______% of the food, and Blade
Runner ate ______% _______________________ ate the most, followed by __________________.
T.S.
__________
_______________________
ate the least.
Conclusion: When Toothpickta, Tweesarian, and Blade Runner are competing for the
samefood,_______________________ is the most successful. The hypothesis is ______________ (supported
or rejected).
Questions: Use complete sentences, of course!
1.
What does the term “adaptation” mean?
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2. In this first round of “Darwinia,” which animal(s) were best adapted to the majority of the food?
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3. In the first round of “Darwinia,” which animal(s) were least adapted to the majority of the food?
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4. According to the story, what happened to the Toothpickta?
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5. Why did this happen?
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6. A change in the climate of the island affected the Toothpickta’s ability to survive. Think of and describe at
least two other things that could affect the survival of an animal or plant species.
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Darwinia - Round #2 Your Name: _______________________
Team Names:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Question: If two mutants are competing with the original Tweesarian, which Tweesarian will be best adapted?
After observing the three “body types,” complete the following hypothesis:
Hypothesis: If two mutants compete with the original
Tweesarian,_____________________________________________________________________________
_________
Collect data according to your teacher’s instructions and fill in the data table.
Animal Name
Trial 1
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 2
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 3
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Mean
(for Mass
Collected)
(g)
Mean Percentage
Collected (%)
(Mean  300g)
Mutation #1
(longer)
Mutation #2
(wider)
Original
Tweesarian
T.S. __________
(Hint: Look back at Round #1 for examples of how to
Analysis of Data: _________________________________
write the analysis of data and conclusion.) 
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
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Conclusion:_______________________________________
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Questions…using complete sentences, of course
1.
What is a mutation?
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2. Describe the mutations that occurred in the Tweesarian population.
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3. Did the mutations help or hurt the Tweesarians’ survival?
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4. Can mutations be controlled by a species, or are they just random changes?
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5. Which mutant form of the Tweesarians was the most successful hunter? _________________________
Explain and support your answer with data from Round #2.
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Darwinia - Round #3 Your Name: _______________________
Team Names:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Question: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Hypothesis_____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Animal Name
Trial 1
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 2
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Trial 3
Total Mass
Collected
(g)
Mean
(for Mass
Collected)
(g)
Mean Percentage
Collected (%)
(Mean  300g)
Spoon-Bill
Crakatow
Blade Runner
Tweesarian
T.S. __________
Analysis of Data:_________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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Conclusion:______________________________________
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Questions…using complete sentences, of course
1.
Were the Spoon-Billed Crakatows normally found on the island of Darwinia?
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2. How did the Spoon-Billed Crakatows arrive on the island of Darwinia?
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3. What problems did the presence of the Spoon-Billed Crakatows cause?
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4. Which organism on the island was now the best adapted? ________________
______________________Explain and support your answer with evidence from Round #3.
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5. What do you think will happen to the Tweesarians and the Blade Runners now that the Crakatows are doing so
well________________________________________________________________________________
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Darwinia Video Questions
Name ___________________
Per ____
Answer the question for each section listed. Use complete sentences.
SAF: Voyage to Galapagos
1.
Darwin’s Eden – Who was Charles Darwin and what did he do?
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2. Evolving Beaks – If larger food was available one year, what size beaks would most of the finches have that are
born the next year?
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3. Lizards of the Sea – What were the scientists trying to learn by studying the marine iguanas?
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SAF: Alien Invasion
1.
The Silence of the Birds – Which was the invading species, the bird or the snake? __________________
What happened to the native species?
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2. Green Invader – Is caulerpa taxifolia the invasive species or the native species?
__________________________ What happened to the native species?
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3. The Silken Tree Eaters – Which was the invading species, the beetle or the maple tree?
__________________ What happened to the native species?
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