Adaptation to Environmental Change
Data Story
Make a claim, describe evidence, and consider implications based on data from a study of finches in the Galapagos Islands.
Welcome to this Tuva data story! Animals that are well adapted to their environment breed successfully and pass along favorable traits to their young. But what if the environment changes quickly, such as a warming climate, or a drought lasting for several years? How quickly can traits found in a population change in response to a changed environment? ![]530 In this data story, you will make a claim, describe evidence, and consider implications based on data about a study of finches in the Galapagos Islands. Click Next to get started!
Topics and standards: Science, Life Science, Claim-Evidence-Reasoning, Comparing Groups, LS2.C, Box Plots, HS-LS4-4, Adaptation, LS3.B, Natural Selection, Abiotic-Biotic Interactions, MS-LS4-4, Flow of Energy and Matter, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, S7L5.A, TEKS Science 6.13.C, TEKS Science 7.13.D, TEKS Science 8.13.C, TEKS Science BIO.10.A, TEKS Science BIO.10.B, TEKS Science BIO.10.C, TEKS Science BIO.10.D, 8-LS4-3, 8-LS4-4, BIO1-LS4-4, 3.1.6-8.S, 3.1.9-12.W