A Lesson in Graphing
Definition – the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants. Hybridization
Mule Horse+Donkey
Beefalo Cow+Bison
Broccoflower Broccoli+Cauliflower
Triticale Wheat+Rye
Hican Pecan+ Hickory Nut
Foldable Hold paper horizontally in front of you Fold left edge to the center and crease Fold right edge to the center and crease
Collecting Data On your paper, create a table to record plant height, petal length, petal color, hair on stem. Collect data using the plant cards Create a coordinate graph with plant height as the x-axis and petal length as the y-axis
Graphing More Data Very hairy Slightly hairy No hair Red White
Analyzing the Data How many different species are represented in the graph? Are any hybrids present? How do you know?