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BEBBLEDWARKWORLD
STUDENT REVIEW SHEET
1. Give a short summary of the major events which occurred on Bebbledwark
World. Use the following terms in your summary: Bebbledwark World, Bebbledwarkus dontyaeatus, Swiftus supersonicus , and Catchecans.
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2. Which fruit phenotype reached the ground most often?______
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3. Which fruit phenotype was eaten by the Catchecans most often?______
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4. Which fruit genotypes reached the ground most often? ______
5. Which fruit genotypes were caught and eaten most often? ______
6. Which genotypes will be used the most often to produce the next generation of Bebbledwark fruit?______Why?______
7. Which trait of the Catchecans allows them to be most successful in meeting
family food needs ?
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8. Which Catchecan trait (phenotype) is least successful in meeting family
food needs?
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Why? ______
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9. Which Catchecan traits (phenotype) are most likely to be passed on to
future generations? (name at least two)
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10. Which kind of Catchecan will most likely have the greatest number of
children reach
sexual maturity? ______
11. Is there a disadvantage to having a large number of children? ______
Explain.
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12. What will happen to the bell shaped curve of Bebbledwark fruit size over
long periods of time?
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13. What will happen to the Catchecan population over a long period of
time?______
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14. Are the Catchecans ever going to need to change their commandments? Why?
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15. You are the head of a committee that wants to change the laws or rules by which the
Catchecans have lived by for generations. Write a letter to the current Captain explaining
the situation and convince him that change must occur.
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16. The problems have been discussed and your committee has now decided to put forth a new set of rules by which the Catchecans can live. List your new rules (minimum of 8).
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17. A group has formed to consider the future of the Swiftus supersonicus . What are you going to do with these birds? They are eating the fruit that could feed more Catchecans. Suggest a method by which the problem could be solved.
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18. Write a short statement explaining how variation, adaptation, survival, and reproduction,
have played a vital role in the way the Catchecans have changed over the generations.
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19. What changes may be occurring in the human population on Earth? What environmental factors may be driving these changes?
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