A Lesson in Graphing

Definition

– the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants.

Hybridization

MuleMule

HorseHorse++

DonkeyDonkey

BeefaloBeefalo

CowCow++

BisonBison

BroccoflowerBroccoflower

BroccoliBroccoli

++CauliflowerCauliflower

TriticaleTriticale

WheatWheat++

RyeRye

HicanHican

PecanPecan++

Hickory Hickory NutNut

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?