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Week 7 Midweek Assignment: Evolution Using M&Ms or Skittles to Demonstrate Natural Selection Materials  2 sheets of the same color construction paper (any color but white) (Note: anything similar will do, such as a tablecloth of one color, etc.)  An individual or share size bag of plain M&Ms (variety of colors) or regular Skittles, at least 30 pieces in the bag. Procedure 1. The construction paper represents your environment. Record the color of the construction paper in the table below. 2. Count the total number of candies in the bag or select at least 30 pieces. This represents your population size. Enter this in the table below. 3. List each color of candy in the population in the table below. 4. Count the number of each color and put that in the table as well. 5. Read through the rest of the procedure, and then come back to here. Devise a hypothesis about which color M&M will have the highest survival percentage in your environment. Write that below in the hypothesis section. 6. Spread out the candy randomly onto the construction paper. 7. Take a piece of paper and write your name and student ID on the piece of paper. Place it next to your environment with the candies on it and take a picture. Insert the picture in the evidence section below. 8. Dim the lights so that it is difficult to see. Close your eyes and keep them closed for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, open your eyes and select the first M&M you see. Place the M&M to the side and close your eyes again. Repeat this procedure 14 more times (for a total of 15 M&Ms “selected out of the population”). 1

9. Once 15 M&M’s have been selected, fill out the chart on the next page, and answer the questions. The percent survival (or survival rate) is the number which ‘survived’ (are remaining on the paper) divided by the total number of that color in the population. Then multiply that number by 100. Feel free to eat your prey after the experiment is completed. Hypothesis Evidence [Insert the picture of your environment with the paper with your name and student identification here.] Data Table Environment Color: (Construction paper) Population Size: (Total number) Candy Color Total in Population # Selected (eaten) # Left Survived % Survival Total: 3

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Conclusions (Write in complete sentences.) 1. What do you represent in this experiment? What do the M&Ms represent? 2. Which color had the highest survival percentage? Did this support your hypothesis? Why or why not? 3. Which two colors had the lowest survival percentage? Why were these colors selected more often than others? 4. Is coloration/camouflage an important factor in successful predation? Explain. 5. How did this experiment represent natural selection as a process of evolution? Refer to 11-1 and 11-2 in Week 7 Section 13 of your Reading. Write down your textbook as your source or provide the link to any websites that you used. Use your own words. Do not copy and paste. 4

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