Andrew Garrett

02/6/15
Anthropology Signature Assignment

Title: Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Introduction
Natural selection would probably favor different varieties in the
different islands.
In other words, beaks changed as the birds developed different tastes for
fruits, seeds, or insects picked from the ground. Long, pointed beaks made
some of them more fit for picking seeds out of cactus fruits. Shorter, stouter
beaks served best for eating seeds found on the ground
Darwins research of Natural selection is a great example of the way in
which species gene pools have adapted in long-term survival. The beaks
have evolved over time to suit different type of birds. For example, the
finches who eat grubs have a thin extended beak to poke into holes in the
ground and excerpt the grubs. Finches who eat fruit would be less successful
at doing this, while their claw like beaks can grind down their food and it
gives them the advantage in circumstances where buds are the only real
food source for finches. (Biology online, Para. 1)
Hypothesis.
I think that smaller hairclips will have a better frequency and you will
collect more seeds. Where tongs will decrease.
My reasoning for my hypothesis instead of grabbing many seeds it
would be easier to grab one seed with a smaller hairclips. Where the tongs
are bigger but you have to have good control of them to be able to get that
one seed.
Material and Methods
Seeds, cups, pencil, paper tongs, chopstick, clothespins, hair clips,
tweezers, binder clips, small hairclips and chip clip.
Entire class received some kind of a tool, cup and seeds. The seeds
thrown down by our teacher on our tables so it made them spread apart from
one another. We were give sixty seconds to grab as many seeds as we could
and put them with our tools into our cup. Every time three winners would line
up with three losers. The losers would lose their tools and they would receive
tools that winners were winning. We each had different tools to grab the
seeds so it changed the frequency and the popularity of different tools. Some
peoples hypothesis stayed the same on what they predict and some
changed.
Results
Data:
Beak
Types
Tongs

Beginni
ng
#: 2
Freq:

Round
1
#: 2
Freq:

Round
2
#: 2
Freq:

Round
3
#: 2
Freq:

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Round
Round
4
5
#: 2
#: 1
Freq:
Freq:

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6%
Chopsti #: 5
cks
Freq:
16%
Clothes #: 5
pins
Freq:
16%
Hair
#: 5
clips
Freq:
16%
Tweezer #: 5
s
Freq:
16%
Binder
#: 5
Clips
Freq:
16%
Sm.
#: 5
Hairclip Freq:
s
16%
Chip Clip 0
#: 1

6%
#: 7
Freq:
22%
#: 3
Freq:
9%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
#: 6
Freq:
19%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
0

6%
#: 16
Freq:
19%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 7
Freq:
22%
#: 3
Freq:
9%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
#: 1

6%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 8
Freq:
25%
#: 3
Freq:
9%
#: 5
Freq:
16%

Freq: 3%
3%

Freq: 3%

6%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
#: 5
Freq:
16%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 9
Freq:
28%
#: 2
Freq:
6%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 1
Freq: 3%

3%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 6
Freq:
19%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 10
Freq:
31%
#: 2
Freq:
6%
#: 4
Freq:
12%
#: 1
Freq:

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Anthropology Signature Assignment

Chart Title
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

Beginning

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

This table/graph show that in the beginning chopsticks in round one were
popular whereas tongs and chip clips were decreasing. In round, two
tweezers and chopsticks were both increasing and others started to stay the
same and few of them decreased. However, the experiment started to show
that chopsticks, hairclips and tweezers had the popularity increase. Overall
result tweezers started overpopulate hair clips, binder clips, chopsticks and
others so they won the experiment whereas chip clips tongs and binder clips
decreased in population.
Conclusion
My hypothesis first said that Sm. Hairclips would have a better
frequency and will collect more seeds whereas tongs would decrease. Both in
the data and graph shows that smaller hairclips increased by sixteen percent
throughout the experiment whereas tongs stayed at twelve percent and
decreased at the fifth round to three percent. Since I my hypothesis were
right I dont reject it. Why my hypothesis were supported was because on the
table and the graph showing the different frequency changes in the
experiment.
Some things that would change the result was other peoples tools and
the way they would use them. Many would be collecting seeds fast where
others would struggle. Some would take the experiment as a challenge and
others would just so they can get through it.

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The result is invalid because it changes every single time. When the
teacher said that her every other class has different results. Some classes
have more people than others, faster speed and ways other people use the
tools. It is impossible to get the same result because things always change.
Discussion
The scientific method is an observation, and experiment formulating
and testing the hypothesis. Fields that use scientific method are scientists,
anthropologists, psychologists, agronomist etc.
This activity demonstrated for me how I could use the scientific
method to show how I would come up with a hypothesis that pretty much
based on the data and to put it to testing through different experiments.
Theory of evolution by natural selection is a change in many different
traits, populations over many generations. The underlying assumptions
saying that many things change throughout certain period. Species, humans
and all things have some kind of purpose why they are what they are.
This activity supported the theory of evolution by natural selection by
putting different tools into the test with prediction of the hypothesis. To test
the experimental activity and the results you would get at the end of your
prediction. You never know your true result on your hypothesis until you put
it to test.

References
"Darwin's Finches & Natural Selection - Genetics and Evolution." Darwin's
Finches & Natural Selection. Biology-online, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.
"How Darwin's Finches Got Their Beaks." How Darwin's Finches Got Their
Beaks. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 24 July 2006. Web. 06 Feb.
2015.