Modeling+Adaptation

Modeling Adaptation

Problem: How do organisms survive in new habitats? Materials: coin Procedure Analyze and Conclude Energy points for Survival
 * 1) Work in groups of 3 with each member playing a hunter, seeder or fisher.
 * 2) Flip a coin. Record the results as 1 for heads, 0 for tails. Toss the coin 3 more times to produce a series of four 1s and 0s. This 4-digit number is the code for your new habitat.
 * 3) If the first digit in your code is a 1-hot climate, 0-cold climate
 * 4) If the second digit in your code is a 1-wet climate, 0-dry climate
 * 5) If the third digit in your code is a 1-dry cave to live in, 0-you sleep under the stars
 * 6) If the fourth digit in your code is a 1-enough food, 0-food is scarce.
 * 7) Record your habitat
 * 8) Find your family in the table below. Then record each number in your row that falls under a heading that describes your habitat. Record the total of these 4 numbers. This total represents the energy you have accumulated from your food.
 * 9) Subtract 8 from your total to model the energy you must use to survive. If you don’t have enough energy to do this, you are out of the game. The player with the most energy wins. Record the score and habitat of each family.
 * 10) Record a prediction of what would happen if you reversed each player’s habitat code by changing all the 1s to 0s and the 0s to 1s.
 * 1) In which habitat were you most successful? Was it similar to your home environment?
 * 2) The numbers in the table are different for each family. How did this fact help you model the survival of different organisms?
 * 3) Is one habitat best for all players? Explain in terms of adaptation.
 * || temp || temp || water || water || shelter || shelter || food || food ||
 * || cold || hot || dry || wet || none || cave || scarce || plenty ||
 * Hunter || 8 || -2 || 0 || 4 || -6 || 7 || -5 || 8 ||
 * Seeder || 0 || 3 || 2 || 2 || -1 || 2 || -2 || 6 ||
 * fisher || -5 || 8 || -2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || -1 || 4 ||