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Seminar Agenda A few notes Icebreaker – Brain Teaser An experiment in adaptation! Language & Adaptation Adaptation & Natural Selection Unit 6 Project Review Questions & Answers

A few notes…. We are more than half way through the course! There are just 2 more projects due in this course: Unit 6 Project (150 points) Unit 9 Project – Final Project (250 points) Worth a combined 40% of your final grade!

Ice Breaker – Brain Teaser Though in theory I'm always behind you, I'm also around to remind you. But in case it's your way To give me too much say, I can hamper or, even worse, blind you. WHAT OR WHO AM I?

An Experiment in Adaptation! Chat about the weather... but do NOT use the letter ' e ' in anything that you type Any words that contain the letter 'e' will be ignored.

Language & Adaptation In your new, 'e'-free environment, what adaptations to language did you and your classmates make?

Language & Adaptation What things were more difficult to talk about, and why?

Language & Adaptation If you were to live in a 'u'-free environment, what other letters might struggle and die out?

Language & Adaptation Can you think of any current tools/ technologies that are causing our language to change?

Language & Adaptation I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt!

Adaptation & Natural Selection

Adaptation: modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment Natural Selection: a natural process that results in the survival and reproductive success of individuals or groups best adjusted to their environment and that leads to the perpetuation of genetic qualities best suited to that particular environment

Adaptation & Natural Selection Now, think about squirrels. What might happen to them if all the oak trees (and acorns) died out?

Adaptation & Natural Selection What adaptations might they have to make to adjust to the acorn-free world?

Adaptation & Natural Selection How might these changes affect their body structures?

Adaptation & Natural Selection After 50,000 years of living in an acorn- free world, how might squirrels look?

Adaptation & Natural Selection Why does this kind of evolutionary change take so long?

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Unit 6 Project Review We live in a world where geographic boundaries cease to exist when it comes to goods, services, and even food. We live in an age and society where everything and anything is available for consumption year-round at your local grocery store. Coffee from beans imported from Columbia, Sugar from India Steaks from Argentina This global market comes with potentially major ecological and economic impacts (both positive and negative). How much fuel was spent transporting these products across the ocean? Were any pesticides used? If so, was it done in a sustainable fashion? Were forests cleared to make room for grazing herds or larger agricultural fields? What were the wages for the local workers and what are their alternative sources of income?

Unit 6 Project Review Answer the following in a 1,000 word paper: List all of the components of two of your meals (breakfast, lunch or dinner). List each component’s country of origin. List where you purchased the products from. Consider the chain of events that took the product to get from the farm/laboratory to your table. What are some of the benefits of a global market and why? List at least 2 benefits, weighing any short-term and long-term impacts. What are some of the impacts of this global market and why? Considering both short-term and long-term impacts, provide at least 2 negative impacts. Consider the phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally.” What does it mean to you? Has your research on the global market changed the way you will choose goods in the future? Why or why not?

Unit 6 Project Review 1000 word minimum requirement !!!Use APA formatting!!! Cite any resources that are used in your project No more than 10% of the paper should be quoted material Be sure to provide all of the information / answer all questions required in the assignment! Make a connection between each question Review the grading rubric in the syllabus

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