Unit 8 Reflection

Unit 8 Reflection 

In this unit I learned about constant change. I learned about the difference between artificial and natural selection. The difference between those two is that natural selection is the process of weeding out traits in a population that do not help the individuals and the result is change (evolution) over time. While artificial selection is when humans select traits from a populations variation that they want. The relationship between natural selection and evolution is throughout evolution species evolve   and select the best traits for themselves and their environment. Allele frequency is how often a gene appears in the gene pool. Charles Darwin stated that there will always be winners and losers and that not all offspring will survive. There are always going to be species will better traits for their environment that will "win" because they can survive. 

In this unit we had two really good labs, the Hunger Games lab  & Bird Beak lab . These labs demonstrated natural selection and they were really beneficial for me because it was a real life situation and we were able to talk and discuss the lab which really helped.
(To the left are the graphs from the labs)

Some questions I still have are: What will happen when we get close to reaching our planets maximums carrying capacity? How has the planet survived after so many drastic events?

Since last unit when we learned about how to be more assertive I have tried to contribute more of my ideas to group projects instead of just listening to others. In the geologic timeline project I have discussed my thoughts on how we can present our information on the timeline and made sure everyone in the group had something to do. I still need to improve with my assertiveness skills but I have improved so far. I think I can gain more confidence and be more assertive with more group projects and contributing my ideas.