Candy Natural Selection

Candy Traits/Characteristics

What traits did the candy have that you selected from the candy bag?

Make a short list.What does this list represent with

regards to candy selection?

Candy Data

Here is the scientific data on the candy bag There was a total of 79 pieces of candy in the bag initially. 13 Tootsie Rolls 8 Butterfinger Eggs 9 Milky Way 8 Twix 5 Tootsie Pop Suckers 11 Cadbury Eggs 25 Black Licorice Pieces What was left after we all selected our candy? Let’s add up the

numbers.

Which candy were selected to survive?

Make a list now of the traits of the candies that were selected to survive. These are the traits that allowed the candy to survive and not be eaten?

Natural Selection Comparison

What similarities could we find between this activity and the process of natural selection?

What differences could we find between this activity and the process of natural selection?

CANDY CONCLUSION

So, the fact that there were different candies with different traits resulted in some candies being eaten and others surviving. This is what natural selection does with individuals in a population. Each individual has unique traits; some traits will help an individual survive and some traits do not.

Application of Activity How do animals use this in nature?

Aposematic Coloration