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Natural Selection Inquiry Worksheet

The document is an inquiry-based worksheet designed for students to explore the concept of natural selection through a simulation. It includes sections for defining natural selection, identifying influential factors, describing population traits, analyzing changes over generations, and reflecting on the simulation's outcomes. The objective is to understand how environmental factors impact natural selection and the evolution of populations.

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Natural Selection Inquiry Worksheet

The document is an inquiry-based worksheet designed for students to explore the concept of natural selection through a simulation. It includes sections for defining natural selection, identifying influential factors, describing population traits, analyzing changes over generations, and reflecting on the simulation's outcomes. The objective is to understand how environmental factors impact natural selection and the evolution of populations.

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MYP Inquiry-Based Worksheet: Exploring Natural Selection

Criterion C: Processing and evaluating

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Objective: Understand how environmental factors influence natural selection and the
evolution of populations.

Part 1: Pre-Simulation Inquiry

1. Define the term "natural selection" in your own words.

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2. List three factors that can influence which traits are advantageous in a population.

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Part 2: Simulation Exploration

Access the simulation here:


[Link]

3. Describe the initial population in the simulation. What traits are present?

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4. Identify the environmental factors introduced in the simulation and explain how they
affect the population.

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5. Analyze how the population changes over several generations. What happens to trait
frequencies?

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6. Explain how the simulation illustrates the concept of "survival of the fittest" using
specific examples.

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Part 3: Post-Simulation Analysis

7. Predict how further environmental changes might impact the population. Justify your
predictions.

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8. Reflect on the simulation:

Summarize what surprised you.

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Explain what you learned about natural selection.

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