Fork+Bird+Data

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 * 1) **__Describe what happened to each type of fork bird over time.__** On the first generation the 4 - tined fork birds had a bigger population then the 1 - tined forkbirds. The 4 - tined fork birds probably had more of their species because they were able to eat fully and survive which allowed them to successfully create a bigger population. On the fifth generation no fork birds survived, this is probably because none of them were able to reproduce because they weren't able to survive. Lastly, on the tenth generation the 2 - tined fork birds' population increased rapidly, I think the fork birds adapted into a 2 - tined which resulted in a bigger population.
 * 2) __**Which fork bird was the most successful? Use your data to support your answer.**__ Based on the data in generation 10, the 2 - tined fork birds had the larger population, this is because they were able to survive which let them reproduce. The other types of fork birds got extincted most likely because they couldn't survive.
 * 3) __**//Battling Beaks// simulates the idea of NATURAL SELECTION. Based on what you did in class, your data and questions 1 and 2, what do you suppose natural selection?**__ I think natural selection would be how the adaptation of the animal is structured in order for it to fit the environment. Based on the data, the fork birds had different number of tines which effected how the species would survive in it's surroundings. The natural selection for the fork birds would be the tines, the adaptation kept changed until the right one was found where the fork birds can survive and reproduce.
 * 4) __**As a result of heavy rains, the major food source for fork birds is now blueberries. After many generations, how many types of fork birds do you think there will be?**__ What will the fork birds look like? Explain your answer. If the major food source would have changed into blueberries then the fork birds would adapt to a medium sized beak which will allow the species to grab the berries from the bushes and eat it. If the adaptation was successful then the population would increase.
 * 5) __**The cheetah, an extremely fast and efficient hunter, is an endangered species. The few cheetahs alive today show very little variation. How does this help to explain why cheetahs are on the verge of becoming extinct?**__ Little variation effects the extinction of cheetahs because since the type of cheetahs alive are having difficulties surviving, then they'll continue on dying. However, if there were different varities of cheetas, then one can breed with a different type of cheetah that is successfully surviving and that'll help increase the population a little bit.