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Pop-Up Book: Evolution of an Organism
Pop-Up Book: Evolution of an Organism
Page Guidelines and Directions
Page Guidelines and Directions
Page 1: Current Organism Specifics:
 On this page, you will give
specifics about your
organism, such as its current
geographical location,
description of its
environment, description of
features the organism has that
adapts it to its environment, its food source, and animals/factors
that cause it to perish.
Page 1: Current Organism Specifics:
 On this page, you will give
specifics about your
organism, such as its current
geographical location,
description of its
environment, description of
features the organism has that
adapts it to its environment, its food source, and animals/factors
that cause it to perish.
Page 2: Variations and Mutations
Page 2: Variations and Mutations
 Organisms often experience mutations or variations in their
 Organisms often experience mutations or variations in their
species. This could include color and pattern variations, structural
species. This could include color and pattern variations, structural
variations, breeding with another closely related organism to
variations, breeding with another closely related organism to
produce new offspring, size variations, etc. What type of
produce new offspring, size variations, etc. What type of
variations and/or mutations does your organism experience?
variations and/or mutations does your organism experience?
Page 3: DNA Relatives
 What organisms (at least 3) are closely related to your organism.
 Do these relative share characteristics (adaptations) with each
other?
Page 3: DNA Relatives
 What organisms (at least 3) are closely related to your organism.
 Do these relative share characteristics (adaptations) with each
other?
Page 4: Evolutionary History
Page 4: Evolutionary History
 List 3 ancestral species related to your organism
 List 3 ancestral species related to your organism
o How long ago did it live? Where were these fossils found?
o How long ago did it live? Where were these fossils found?
o List any differences/similarities that these ancestors shared
o List any differences/similarities that these ancestors shared
with your present day organism.
with your present day organism.
o Can you find where the first ancestor to your organism
o Can you find where the first ancestor to your organism
showed up in history?
showed up in history?
Page 5: The Future of Your Organism
Page 5: The Future of Your Organism
 Are any factors that might cause the species to go extinct (climate,
 Are any factors that might cause the species to go extinct (climate,
resources, geographical features, etc).
resources, geographical features, etc).
 Are there any factors that might allow your organism to thrive if it
 Are there any factors that might allow your organism to thrive if it
experiences any changes in their environment?
experiences any changes in their environment?