Natural Selection and Artificial Selection Lab Report - Already Graded A+

Natural Selection and Artificial Selection Lab Report Instructions: In this virtual lab activity, you will compare the processes of natural selection on a native population of rabbits and artificial selection on corn. Submit your lab report to your instructor when completed. Part 1: Natural Selection Simulation Objective(s) for Part 1: Create your objectives based on the goals of the lesson and lab activity. Identify different types of evolutionary adaptations, explain ways in which genetic variation and environmental factors affect evolution, simulate the effects of natural selection under specific conditions. Hypothesis for Part 1: Include the if/then statement you developed during the virtual lab for natural selection with the rabbits. If the rabbits’ environment is snowy, there will be an increase of white rabbits over time. If it is not snowy (such as the woods), there will be an increase of brown rabbits over time. Procedure for Part 1: Access the natural selection virtual lab and complete the procedures for the interactive lab. Provide a brief summary of the steps you followed during the experimental procedure. Materials: Natural Selection Virtual Lab Summary of Steps: simulate 5 generations of rabbits and record remaining brown and white rabbit percentages Variables for Part 1: List your controlled variables, independent variable, and dependent variable for both parts of the investigation. Explain why these are the variables. Remember, controlled variables are factors that remain the same throughout the experiment. An independent (test) variable changes so that the experimenter can see the effect on other variables. The dependent (outcome) v