CDH GCE Portfolio

Recently in my STEAM class known as Population, we have been studying the different ways a species might evolve. Evolution can harden and adapt us to an environment or it can cause us to develop terrifying diseases. The four main ways that we studied include: Natural selection, Genetic drift, Mutation and Gene flow. First, natural selection describes that only the organisms that have traits to survive are likely to pass on their genes. Next, genetic drift says past genes can dominate entire populations or groups based on dominant and recessive gene traits but can then be changed with the introduction of new groups of genes. This has bigger effects on small populations then big populations. Mutation is a mostly unpredictable occurrence that usually has no effect on a person but can still greatly change them; good or bad. Lastly gene flow; I stated that genetic drift can change with the introduction of a new gene pool, that refers to gene flow. Gene flow is when one organism joins a new ...

For the last few weeks, I have been learning about how living organisms are classified. Some of the things I have been doing include learning about Linnaeus, the Dichotomous Key and going to see the real animals at the zoo. The most known system of classification is called taxonomy which separates things based on specific attributes. The list of taxa goes Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species. For this, I have made a project on the formats of showing classification. First is a visual artwork on my chosen organism, the African Penguin ( Spheniscus demersus ) with its taxonomy. Next, I will show a Venn diagram of how it is similar to other kinds of animals. Lastly, I will give a mathematical description and explanation. Before getting into the science of the African Penguin let me give a description. The African Penguin also known as the "Jackass Penguin" lives on the southern most tip of Africa. It is a flightless bird that only eats fish, only four species...