Period: ___________
SporksandBeans(Yarn)Results
PartI:Spoonvs.Spork
Person
1
2
Average
#preyforspoon
6
10
8
#preyforspork
11
16
13.5
Predict
1. Whichphenotype
willbethebetter
predatorandwhydo
youthinkthis?
a. Thesporkwouldbethebetterpredatorbecausethesporkscaneatmore
preythanthespoonsduetotheirclawingnature.
Data:
Generation
Spoons
Sporks
Forks
1
9
4
0
Conclusion:
2
6
3
0
3
3
5
1
2. Whic
4
1
5
4
h
phenotypewasthebetterpredator?
a. Sporksbecausetheaverageamountofpreytheyateweregreaterthanthe
spoon.
3. Thinkofadolphin,tuna,andshark.Whattraitsdotheyhaveincommonthatare
usefulinanaquaticenvironment?
a.
PartII:PopulationCompetition
Predict:
4. Inapopulationthatcontains75%spoonsand25%sporks,whichphenotypewill
eatmorepreyandwhydoyouthinkthis?
a. Sporkswouldeatmorepreythanspoonsbecausetheaverageofprey
sporksateis13.5andthespoonsaveragewas8.
Data
Name: _____________________________
Period: ___________
Drawyourpunnettsquareshere:
Generation1:
Generation2:
Generation3:
Conclusion:
5. Whichphenotype(spoon,spork,orfork)wasmoresuccessfulinthepopulation
andwhy?
PartIII:Microevolution
Name: _____________________________
Period: ___________
Predict
6. Whatwouldhappentotheutensilpopulationiftheyarnwentextinctandthere
werenowbeansinsteadoftheyarn?
Data:
Gen.
#Spoon
#Spork
#Fork
#Us
Allele
#UF
Allele
Calculations:
7.HowwouldyoucalculatethetotalnumberofAlleles?
8.HowwouldyoucalculatethefrequencyofUsAlleles?
9.HowwouldyoucalculatethefrequencyofUFAlleles?
Frequency
of#Us
Allele
Freq.of
#UF
Allele
Name: _____________________________
Period: ___________
Conclusion:
10.Whatactuallyhappenedtotheallelefrequencieswhenthefoodsourcechanged?
11.Whatismicroevolution?
12.ExplaintheprocessofNaturalSelection.Howdoesnaturalselectioncause
microevolutionintheutensilpopulation?
13.Howdoesapopulationevolve?
14.Defineadaptationinyourownwords.
Name: _____________________________
Period: ___________
15.Defineevolutioninyourownwords.
**Pleaseattachthedidyoureallygetit?assessment.