Principles of Natural Selec on

1. The individuals within a popula on di er from one another

2. The di erences are, at least in part, passed from parents to o spring
3. Some individuals are more successful at surviving and reproducing than others
4. The successful individuals succeed because of the variant traits they have inherited and will pass
to their o spring

Instruc ons:
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Press brown fur and add friends.

1. Hypothesize which bunnies would be er survive in the arc c environment. Why?

White, rabbit are hide for wolves

2. Choose the arc c environment. What happened? Why?

All ok

3. Add wolves. What happened now? Why?

Rabbit are die, wolves are hungry

4. Reset. Press Arc c. Give the bunny white fur. Add friends. Give food. What happened? Why?
Rabbit have all world

5. Reset. Press Arc c. Click long teeth. Which one is shown on the chart as a larger popula on
(long or short teeth)? Why do you think this happened?
Long teeth

6. Click on long tails. Which one is shown on the chart as a larger popula on (long or short
tail)? Why do you think this happened?
long

7. Repeat this experiment (steps 1-6) with the equator environment. How do we make the
most bunnies survive?
Give unlimited food, and turn o wolves
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