Adaptation and Natural Selections

This week in science we did three simulations to show examples of population in habitats. This also taught us about adaptations. The simulations tought us how the creatures in our simulation adapted to different environments. This is possible if a blue starburst had a baby with a brown starburst. The offspring might be heterozygous. This means that it might be able to live in purple environment as well as a blue environment. We also learned about predators and prey in one of our simulations. If the prey camoflauges with its background then its population will go up. This is because the predator won't be able to see them and eat them least. If the prey doesn't camoflauge with its environment, the predator will see them and eat them more. Then their population will go down. Blending in with your environment is another adaptation. Our class said that adaptation can be "adapted" over time.