Invent a Species
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.3ACTIVITY INVENT A SPECIES1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Invent a Species”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeUsing your knowledge about evolution and adaptation to create a new species will help you understand how organisms adapt and change over time.Process1.Using information from “What Is Evolution?,” write a list of adaptations mentioned in the article(for example, the beaks of finches).2.Pick a bacterium, plant, or animal that you think will have to adapt to environmental changes in the future to survive,and write it in the box below.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 3.3ACTIVITY INVENT A SPECIES23.What characteristics of that organism would need to change based on the environmental changes you think might take place?Some characteristics to consider: appearance, anatomy, diet (or how it gets or processes food or energy), and life cycle.4.What would your species look like? Draw an image below.