Intro:
In this project we created a cladogram. A cladogram is a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species. Our cladogram consisted of roughly 75 different pieces of hardware that we then classified into groups. In this assignment we gave them latin names as well as created a story of their evolution. Each piece of hardware was considered a species. Below is our evolution story.
Evolution Story:
The durum materiales species was the first in the evolution line, born with a plastic, sleek body for swimming. The iugum metallum evolved to have a stronger body in order to protect itself and became flatter in order to fit in smaller areas for protection. Because of this the Durum Materiales died off 100 years later because they were eaten over the iugum metallum. The hexagonum metallum evolved from its flatter ancestor when it started to become rounder in order to camouflage with the rocks. For a few years a mutated species called the hexagonum tholas with an elevated head was created. However, the hole in the middle of their body was the prefered trait so this species died out rather quickly. They then evolved to have fins. The new species was called the nuces corno, and had two back fins to propel it forward. The speed of this species helped it to hunt and run from prey better. They even lost the circular body in the next evolutionary step because they no longer needed it to move. This sleeker, faster version was called the nuces acutis. These two species lived in harmony for many years. They were different but very comparable. The nuces acutis thrived for a million before going extinct due to competition over resources. Going back to the hexagonum metallum, another species evolved, the circulus line. Instead of growing fins this species grew a flatter body. The circulus family grew bigger than smaller through its radius, depending on the different environments they lived in.
The clavus aes was a new species. It came from the smallest of the circulus fractis. Its new evolutionary trait was a single tail. The tail helped it to swim through the water and was also a tool to defend itself from predators. They started to have diversity within the species. One mutation of the clavus created the blandiri acri, however, it had an unproportionally large head so it died out rather quickly. All different shapes and sizes of the clavus species line were created and they are still around today. The clauvis spiralis was the beginning of a new species.
The new species began to have ridges all around the outside. This mutation started when the winters started to get colder, and from it came the stupra species. The stupra all have ridges around them. This mutation helps them to hibernate during the winter underground. The ridges would allow for them to go into the ground and be grabbed back out. Some species of the line such as the stupra imu terebru formed a round top and other formed a hook like top, for instance, the stupra hamo. This went extinct because the round top didn’t camouflage into the flat ground as well. The hook top also went extinct for the same reason. The flat headed species is still around today.
Evolution Story:
The durum materiales species was the first in the evolution line, born with a plastic, sleek body for swimming. The iugum metallum evolved to have a stronger body in order to protect itself and became flatter in order to fit in smaller areas for protection. Because of this the Durum Materiales died off 100 years later because they were eaten over the iugum metallum. The hexagonum metallum evolved from its flatter ancestor when it started to become rounder in order to camouflage with the rocks. For a few years a mutated species called the hexagonum tholas with an elevated head was created. However, the hole in the middle of their body was the prefered trait so this species died out rather quickly. They then evolved to have fins. The new species was called the nuces corno, and had two back fins to propel it forward. The speed of this species helped it to hunt and run from prey better. They even lost the circular body in the next evolutionary step because they no longer needed it to move. This sleeker, faster version was called the nuces acutis. These two species lived in harmony for many years. They were different but very comparable. The nuces acutis thrived for a million before going extinct due to competition over resources. Going back to the hexagonum metallum, another species evolved, the circulus line. Instead of growing fins this species grew a flatter body. The circulus family grew bigger than smaller through its radius, depending on the different environments they lived in.
The clavus aes was a new species. It came from the smallest of the circulus fractis. Its new evolutionary trait was a single tail. The tail helped it to swim through the water and was also a tool to defend itself from predators. They started to have diversity within the species. One mutation of the clavus created the blandiri acri, however, it had an unproportionally large head so it died out rather quickly. All different shapes and sizes of the clavus species line were created and they are still around today. The clauvis spiralis was the beginning of a new species.
The new species began to have ridges all around the outside. This mutation started when the winters started to get colder, and from it came the stupra species. The stupra all have ridges around them. This mutation helps them to hibernate during the winter underground. The ridges would allow for them to go into the ground and be grabbed back out. Some species of the line such as the stupra imu terebru formed a round top and other formed a hook like top, for instance, the stupra hamo. This went extinct because the round top didn’t camouflage into the flat ground as well. The hook top also went extinct for the same reason. The flat headed species is still around today.
Concepts
Evolution: The process where organisms develop over time.
Cladogram: A diagram that shows relationships between species. We made this to show the relationship between the hardware pieces.
Speciation: the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution
Family: is a group of people affiliated either by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence
Genus: a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
Species: largest group of organisms in which two individuals can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction
Natural Selection: The process where organisms that are better suited for their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. This was a reason used in our evolution justification story.
Gene Flow: movement of individuals and alleles in and out of populations
Adaptation: a favorable variation that is maintained or evolved through natural selection
Reflection:
I believe our group worked very well together but at times we all had a very difficult time focusing. In some instances, no group members would be contributing which made it slightly difficult to complete the project, but in the end we completed the project. I did a good job of contributing but I tended to get unfocused very easily by other groups. In the future I plan to sit away from friends to help myself focus and take more of a leadership role in these projects. We also had a very difficult time with completing the evolution story because we did not quite understand the directions. This project was slow at times but overall I feel I learned a lot and look forward to using this knowledge in the future.