Special Adaptations!
1. Mako Sharks live in the open ocean which means they have to hunt, which means they need to travel long distances. They have their handy dandy scales for that job. [1]
2. Mako Sharks adapt to the water temperature around them. [2]
2. Mako Sharks adapt to the water temperature around them. [2]
My Ideas for Organism Adaptation
One of my ideas is to research how fast Mako Sharks swim and what is the adaptation that helps them achieve those high speeds. (about 60 MPH). My idea for my model is to create a replica of a Mako Shark scale which are called Denticles and have my guests touch it to feel the texture of it.
Courses
-How allele frequency can change
Mutation sounds like a creepy word doesn't it? The definition of it is pretty creepy too unfortunately. Basically what it is is a change in DNA sequence. The Amino Acids get a little crazy which eventually leads to change of Alleles, traits, etc. An example of this is if a human were to be born with an extra eye, it has its pros and cons.
Genetic drift relates to Mutation, basically it's a random change in Allele frequency. There are two examples of this, one is called the founder effect and the other is called Population Bottleneck. Founder effect is someone different from a group ives to a new place separate from the rest of that group and reproduces its own species. Population Bottleneck is a funny example, what it is is a random number of alleles and only a random one gets chosen which gets passed on. Almost like if you were to put a bunch of marbles into a bottle and shake out which random ones, and the one you randomly chose, is the trait that gets passed on.
Migration is similar to Founder effect, its when one individual moves to another group of individuals and changes their kind with their genes.
Natural Selection, in my opinion, is the coolest and most suspenseful of the factors. Natural Selection is when an adaptation fights against the others and wins, which is the one that is passed on. Survival of the Adaptations.
-How Natural Selection Works
Natural Selection was founded by Darwin in 1835 and essentially what it is is "Survival of the Fittest" which in cooler terms means, which ever adaptation fits best to the environment its put into, it survives and gets passed on generations through generations. There are three types of selection; average and two extremes.Three types of Natural Selection are Stabilizing Selection, Directional Selection, and Disruptive Selection. Stabilizing Selection is when the environment favors the average, the "normal one". Directional Selection is when the environment favors one specific adaptation, the extreme. And Disruptive Selection is when the environment favors two adaptations, the two extremes.
Shortfin Mako Sharks have many adaptations which help them survive in specific environments. Some of these awesome adaptations are their scales, the structure of their bodies, how their heat exchange circulator that makes their bodies warmer than the surrounding water, their tails, etc.
-Some Evidence of Evolution.
Some evidence of Evolution is that before hand, many years ago, Sharks had no jaw. As years past, Sharks environment evolved into them having jaws in order to hunt for food and to eat their food, etc.
Mutation sounds like a creepy word doesn't it? The definition of it is pretty creepy too unfortunately. Basically what it is is a change in DNA sequence. The Amino Acids get a little crazy which eventually leads to change of Alleles, traits, etc. An example of this is if a human were to be born with an extra eye, it has its pros and cons.
Genetic drift relates to Mutation, basically it's a random change in Allele frequency. There are two examples of this, one is called the founder effect and the other is called Population Bottleneck. Founder effect is someone different from a group ives to a new place separate from the rest of that group and reproduces its own species. Population Bottleneck is a funny example, what it is is a random number of alleles and only a random one gets chosen which gets passed on. Almost like if you were to put a bunch of marbles into a bottle and shake out which random ones, and the one you randomly chose, is the trait that gets passed on.
Migration is similar to Founder effect, its when one individual moves to another group of individuals and changes their kind with their genes.
Natural Selection, in my opinion, is the coolest and most suspenseful of the factors. Natural Selection is when an adaptation fights against the others and wins, which is the one that is passed on. Survival of the Adaptations.
-How Natural Selection Works
Natural Selection was founded by Darwin in 1835 and essentially what it is is "Survival of the Fittest" which in cooler terms means, which ever adaptation fits best to the environment its put into, it survives and gets passed on generations through generations. There are three types of selection; average and two extremes.Three types of Natural Selection are Stabilizing Selection, Directional Selection, and Disruptive Selection. Stabilizing Selection is when the environment favors the average, the "normal one". Directional Selection is when the environment favors one specific adaptation, the extreme. And Disruptive Selection is when the environment favors two adaptations, the two extremes.
Shortfin Mako Sharks have many adaptations which help them survive in specific environments. Some of these awesome adaptations are their scales, the structure of their bodies, how their heat exchange circulator that makes their bodies warmer than the surrounding water, their tails, etc.
-Some Evidence of Evolution.
Some evidence of Evolution is that before hand, many years ago, Sharks had no jaw. As years past, Sharks environment evolved into them having jaws in order to hunt for food and to eat their food, etc.
My Mako Shark
-What special adaptations has your organism developed in its environment
1. Mako Sharks live in the open ocean which means they have to hunt, which means they need to travel long distances. [1]
2. Mako Sharks adapt to the water temperature around them. [2]
-evidence of earlier forms of your organism
Like all Sharks, the Mako Shark started off first with a jaw but now, years, later evolved into having a jaw
1. Mako Sharks live in the open ocean which means they have to hunt, which means they need to travel long distances. [1]
2. Mako Sharks adapt to the water temperature around them. [2]
-evidence of earlier forms of your organism
Like all Sharks, the Mako Shark started off first with a jaw but now, years, later evolved into having a jaw