Hi there!! I need to pass this class, can someone help me complete this lab. I have work and don't have time to thoroughly complete. Will give extra points!! Thank you.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/natural-selection/latest/natural-selection_en.html
I recommend having this document open in one tab and the simulation in another tab.
Please go to this link to open the simulation: PhET Natural Selection simulation
In the simulation, you will analyze how fur color affects the rabbit’s ability to survive in a sunny and snowy environment.
Step One: Set up the simulator. Click on the “Intro” as seen in the image above.
Step Two: Hypothesis
In the simulation, you will analyze how fur color affects the rabbit’s ability to survive in a sunny and snowy environment. In other words, which rabbit fur color do you think will survive in each environment and why? Please share your thoughts and reasoning here before starting.
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Step Three: Run the simulation
You will run the simulation for two different environments; first sunny, then snowy. You can change the environment by clicking on the sun or snowflake at the top right in the picture.
The bottom half of the screen shows the data that is being collected; there is a key for what it is on the chart. Make sure total, white fur, brown fur, and data probe are clicked. The data probe (gray stick) will give you the data for each generation that you will input into your data table., and it is movable so you can go back to previous generations.
To start the simulation, you will click “add a mate”. To the right of the simulation, you can click to add another color of fur. Click the brown fur on the left. And make sure the sun is clicked on.
First, we need to run a controlled test. To create a controlled test, you will test each fur color, in each environment with no predator (wolf)
Run the simulation by pressing the play button, use the data probe to collect data for each generation (number of white fur and number of brown fur rabbits). This data will go into the table below. Make sure to run a control test for both sunny and snowy environments.
Now, you will run the same tests but with the predator (wolf) After three generations add wolves and continue collecting data. * If your environment gets overpopulated (bunnies take over the world pop up), enter all the data for each generation that you got. You may not have all ten generations!
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Control Test -No predator
Using the sunny environment, run the following simulation and record the data. Use the data probe to get the number of white and brown furred rabbits for each generation.
Generation #
1
2
3
4
5
10
Sunny Environment
White Fur
Sunny Environment
Brown Fur
Using the snowy environment, run the following simulations and record the data. Reset the simulation and click on the snowflake at the top to change the environment. Everything else remains the same as before (click brown fur, add a mate)
Generation #
1
2
3
4
5
10
Snowy Environment
White Fur
Snowy Environment
Brown Fur
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With Predator- add in wolves after the 3rd generation
Using the sunny environment, run the following simulations and record the data. Use the data probe to get the number of white and brown furred rabbits for each generation.
Generation #
1
2
3
4
5
10
Sunny Environment
White Fur
Sunny Environment
Brown Fur
Using the snowy environment, run the following simulations and record the data. Reset the simulation and click on the snowflake at the top to change the environment. Everything else remains the same as before (click brown fur, add a mate, and add wolves after the 3rd generation).
Generation #
1
2
3
4
5
10
Snowy Environment
White Fur
Snowy Environment
Brown Fur
4. Look at the data you collected in the control tests. What happened when there was no predator?
5. Look at the data you collected for the sunny environment with a predator. Which rabbit fur survived the best in a sunny environment? Why would this happen? Make sure to reference your data when explaining your answer.
6. Look at the data you collected for the snowy environment with a predator. Which rabbit fur survived the best in a snowy environment? Why would this happen? Make sure to reference your data when explaining your answer.
