Hunger Games Final Analysis
1. In this lab, we simulated a real world population. For this species to survive, they have to eat and survive in order for their population to not go extinct.
2. The phenotypes that were in this population were the stumpys, knucklers, and pinchers. The phenotype that was the best at capturing food were the pinchers. They had the most precised way of picking up foods, while the other two struggled with the handling of foods.
3. The population did evolve. The "a" allele became more common than the "A" allele. During the first trial, they were almost equal, but eventually the "a" allele surpassed. The last trial shows that the gene frequency of the "a" allele was around 78%, making the "A" allele at 22%.
4. A factor that was random was the placement of food. Depending of the scatterness of the food, the different phenotypes could have had an advantage. An event that was not random was the time we had to collect the food. Every phenotype had the same amount of time to feed. The evolution of phenotypes were impacted by these events. If one phenotype dominated over the rest, which one did, it would create the other homozygote to be "endangered".
5. There would had been a slight difference in the result. If the food was too big, the knuckers would have a problem picking it up. If the food was too big, the stumpys would have a hard time. In the real world, prey that is larger than the consumers' mouth would struggle fitting the food in it's mouth.
6. There would be a huge difference in the results. Knucklers have the "Aa" allele, which is a mix of stumpys and pinchers. If there wasn't an incomplete dominance species, the knucklers wouldn't factor in to the allele frequency.
7. Natural selection is the process of taking out the unnecessary traits that are useless for survival. When natural selection occurs, the allele frequency shifts and evolution occurs.
8. During this lab, there were many instances where individuals used more than their own trait to increase their survival rate. For example, if a person was a pincher, they would used all of their fingers instead of two fingers. The "cheaters" would have a higher allele frequency than the other species in the population. Relating this occurrence in nature, domestic animals are a great example. They have food handed to them, when others of their species are trying to survive in the outside world.
9. In evolution, the "winners" of the population evolve. "Winners" are the species that survives and thrives exceedingly well compared to others. Natural selection acts on the phenotype because it is the physical trait, not the genetic mechanics.
10. My last questions are "Are humans done evolving? Or are we still in the middle of this evolution?" and "If so, how would we stop evolving?"
2. The phenotypes that were in this population were the stumpys, knucklers, and pinchers. The phenotype that was the best at capturing food were the pinchers. They had the most precised way of picking up foods, while the other two struggled with the handling of foods.
3. The population did evolve. The "a" allele became more common than the "A" allele. During the first trial, they were almost equal, but eventually the "a" allele surpassed. The last trial shows that the gene frequency of the "a" allele was around 78%, making the "A" allele at 22%.
5. There would had been a slight difference in the result. If the food was too big, the knuckers would have a problem picking it up. If the food was too big, the stumpys would have a hard time. In the real world, prey that is larger than the consumers' mouth would struggle fitting the food in it's mouth.
6. There would be a huge difference in the results. Knucklers have the "Aa" allele, which is a mix of stumpys and pinchers. If there wasn't an incomplete dominance species, the knucklers wouldn't factor in to the allele frequency.
7. Natural selection is the process of taking out the unnecessary traits that are useless for survival. When natural selection occurs, the allele frequency shifts and evolution occurs.
8. During this lab, there were many instances where individuals used more than their own trait to increase their survival rate. For example, if a person was a pincher, they would used all of their fingers instead of two fingers. The "cheaters" would have a higher allele frequency than the other species in the population. Relating this occurrence in nature, domestic animals are a great example. They have food handed to them, when others of their species are trying to survive in the outside world.
9. In evolution, the "winners" of the population evolve. "Winners" are the species that survives and thrives exceedingly well compared to others. Natural selection acts on the phenotype because it is the physical trait, not the genetic mechanics.
10. My last questions are "Are humans done evolving? Or are we still in the middle of this evolution?" and "If so, how would we stop evolving?"
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