Survival of the Fittest - Walking Sticks

By Brianne Hogenson
Last updated almost 3 years ago
51 Questions
Use the following link to complete this lab
https://www.fossweb.com/delegate/ssi-wdf-ucm-webContent/Contribution%20Folders/FOSS/multimedia/Structures_Life/walkingsticks/index.html

Walking Sticks Information


Click on the Learn More About Walking Sticks button

When done click on the home button (shaped like a house)
You can also click anywhere on the screen.
1.
Walking sticks are found on _______ and _______
2.
They eat _______ and _______ of plants, usually at _______
3.
They range in size from about _______ cm to over _______ cm
4.
An individual starts from a small, brown _______, develops into a _______, grows bigger through several _______, and matures into an adult. The lifespan is one _______
5.
_______ eat walking sticks
6.
Walking sticks come in different _______.
7.
DID YOU KNOW?
The individuals in the population of walking sticks vary in color from _______ to _______. A population is a group of organisms of _______ that lives in an area. Walking sticks are eaten by birds. When a bird sees a walking stick, it _______ it and _______ it, _______ it from the population
This is the button you will click on

Click on INSECTS IN 3 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

This is what your screen should look like before you start.

BAMBOO

8.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
9.

What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
10.

Explain why that happened.

11.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
12.

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
13.

Explain why that happened.

14.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: GREEN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
15.

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
16.

Explain why that happened.

17.

In the BAMBOO what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green
This is what your screen should look like before you start.

BUSH

18.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
19.

What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
20.

Explain why that happened.

21.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
22.

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
23.

Explain why that happened.

24.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: GREEN


Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
25.

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
26.

Explain why that happened.

27.

In the BUSH what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green
This is what your screen should look like before you start.

WOOD CHIPS

28.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: BROWN


Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
29.

What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
30.

Explain why that happened.

31.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
32.

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
33.

Explain why that happened.

34.

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: GREEN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
35.

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
36.

Explain why that happened.

37.

In the WOOD CHIPS what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Summary Questions

38.

In each environment did the BROWN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
39.

Explain your reasoning

40.

In each environment did the GREEN-BROWN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
41.

Explain your reasoning

42.

In each environment did the GREEN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
43.

Explain your reasoning

44.

In each environment did the BROWN walking stick survive the WORST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
45.

Explain your reasoning

46.

In each environment did the GREEN-BROWN walking stick survive the WORST in

Green-Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
47.

Explain your reasoning

48.

In each environment did the GREEN walking stick survive the WORST in

Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
49.

Explain your reasoning

50.

As the preditor how was it finding the walking sticks in each environment

Bamboo: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard

Bush: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard

Wood Chips: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard
51.

Explain why some environments were easier/harder to find any walking sticks.