EVOLUTION PROJECT

TOXIN ADAPTATIONS

• Some animals have harsh toxins in their bodies that are fatal to most other animals
• These toxins can be in their teeth or on their outer bodies
• This is a form of protection, as the animals know not to eat the animals of their color
• These animals can be found annywhere, but are commonly found in rain forests, South America, or even along the Mississippi

MIMICRY ADAPTATIONS

• Some animals mimic other animals either in sound or appearance
• An example of this is monarch and viceroy butterflies
• Some of these animals can be found in Africa or Europe

CAMOUFLAGE ADAPTATIONS

• This adaptation can be used to blend in, an animal will blend in with the nature it is surrounding
• An examples of this are the stick insect or the owel butterfly
• Back ground matching is the most common form of camouflage
• These animals are located anywhere, including South America

STABELIIZING SELECTION

• This is when a species or group of animals values an average individual, inbetween bith extremes
• An example of this is human birth weight, you want a happy medium

DISRUPTIVE SELECTION

• A population will value both extreme traits in the population rather than the average
• An example of this is light and dark colored oysters

DIRECTIONAL SELECTION

• The extreme phenotype if favored over the others
• An example of this is thick clam shells for protection from prey

SEXUAL SELECTION

• The process of chosing a mate with more favored traits to the species
• And example of this is humans, we chose our mates

DIVERGENT EVOLUTION

• A larger group of species separates into smaller variations of the species
• This is proven to be true because of the similarities in species

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION

• Organisms that are not closely related develop similar traits
• For example sharks and dolphins

COEVOLUTION

• When two different species are so closely related that they develop similar features
• For example certein types of birds and flowers develop beaks or pedals that fit together