Darwin Research Project:
1 Day Assignment:
Create a short PowerPoint or report (10 PowerPoint slides or 10 paragraphs in Word) on the following topic.
Select an animal and create a report on it's evolution:
Include the following
Introduction: what is your animal? Name it, picture it, family, genus, species names
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what were this animals ancestors (what is this animal descended from)
how did this animal develop to where it is now in it's evolutionary stage (provide short evolutionary history)
what type of environment does this animal presently inhabit
what type of challenges to this animal's survival does it have to deal with
name a trait that this animal has developed through evolution that helps it defend itself from predetors
name a trait that this animal has developed that helps it find food or makes it a better hunter
name a trait that helps this animal reproduce more easily (ie helps it be more attractive to another of it's species)
Summary: what did you learn about this animal's evolution: summarize in one paragraph