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Name ______
My Creature Creation Test Date ______Period ____
Rhodes- Little
Your Mission: Design anew animal that does not exist. In your design, make sure that iswell suited to its environment.
How you design your animal should guarantee that it will be well adapted to its environment so it will survive.
USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!!! .
Ecosystem: Pick one of the following ecosystemsthatyouranimal lives in: ARCTIC or DESERT (Circle 1.)
Habitat(Describe in detailthe habitat of your creature) ______
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Description of Creature(Describe in detail what your animal looks and acts like.)
Looks like: ______
Acts like: ______
Name of Creature: ______
Drawing of creature
in its habitat:
Competition(Describehow your animal is involved in competition. GIVE SPECIFIC DETAILS!)
What does it competefor: ______
What does it compete against: ______
Predation(Describe an example of how it’s involved in predation.)________
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Symbiotic Relationship(Write one example of a symbiotic relationship your animal has.)
Type of symbiotic relationship: ______
Detailed description: ______
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How does this help or hurt its survival: ______
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Behavioral Adaptation(Write one example of a behavioral adaptation your animal has.)
(Do NOT use a behavioral cycle adaptation!)
Detailed description: ______
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How does this help it survive: ______
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StructuralAdaptation(Describe in detail a structural adaptation that helps your animal adapt.)
Detailed description ______
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How does this help it survive: ______
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Stable Internal Environment(Describe specific waysyour animal keeps a SEI.)(Do NOT use estivation.)
Is it an endotherm or an ectotherm: ______
How does it stay warm: ______
How does it adapt to extreme heat:______
How does it adapt to a lack of water: ______
Behavioral Cycle(Describe a behavioral cycle adapt to extreme environmental conditions to survive.)
Detailed description of cycle: ______
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How does this help it survive: ______
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Nocturnal/Diurnal (Describe a behavioral cycle adapt to extreme environmental conditions to survive.)
Is it nocturnal or diurnal: ______
How does this help it survive: ______
Natural Selection:(Give an example to explain how natural selection will affect the survival of your species.)
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Name ______
My Creature Creation Score Sheet Total = + / 60
Ecosystemchose ARTIC or DESERT
Habitat____ (+1) is within the chosen ecosystem
____ (+1) details
Description____ (+1) detail how looks
____ (+1) details how behaves
Name____ (+1) animal given a unique name (not already used for other animals)
Drawing of:
Creature____ (+1) animal matches written description
Habitat____ (+1) habitat matches written description
____ (+1) details in drawing
Competition____ (+1) competes for food/water or habitat
____ (+1) names organism it competes against
Predation____ (+1) describes situation involving killing to eat
____ (+1) names other animal
Symbiosis
Type ____ (+1) identified mutualism ^^, commensalisms ^ < or parasitism ^ v
Description____ (+1) correctly describes relationship
Survival____ (+1) explains how relationship helps or hurts its’ survival
Behavioral adaptation
Description____ (+1) a behavior that helps it survive
____ (+1) provides details
Survival____ (+1) explains how this behavior helps it survive
Structural adaptation
Description____ (+1) a physical trait that helps it survive
____ (+1) provides details
Survival____ (+1) explains how this trait helps it survive
Stable internalchose endotherm or ectotherm
____ (+1) how stays warm
____ (+1) how adapts to extreme heat
____ (+1) how adapts to lack of water
Behavioral Cycle____ (+1) detailed description
____ (+1) how this helps it survive
Nocturnal/Diurnal____ (+1) nocturnal or diurnal?
____ (+1) how this helps it survive
Natural Selection____ (+2) example of a trait that increases chance of survival so can reproduce
* Total possible = 30 points x 2 = 60 points (final points)