HHMI Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab

Complete Module 1 of the Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab before answering these questions

• Yes, Chef

• No, Chef

At the beginning of the virtual lab, you were asked to sort eight lizards into categories. What criteria did you initially use to make your groups?

An adaptation is a structure or function that is common in a population because it enhances the ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Provide one example and an explanation of one adaptation in the Anolis lizards.

An adaptation is a structure or function that is common in a population because it enhances the ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Provide one example and an explanation of one adaptation in the Anolis lizards.

What is an ecomorph?

• An ecomorph refers to a geographical location.
• An ecomorph is a type of ecosystem.
• An ecomorph is a classification of climate types.
• An ecomorph is a species or group with similar traits due to adaptation to similar environments.

How is an ecomorph different from a species?

• An ecomorph is a specific species within a genus.
• A species is defined by its physical appearance only.
• An ecomorph is a category of organisms with similar adaptations in similar environments, while a species is a group of interbreeding organisms.
• An ecomorph refers to a single organism rather than a group.

Explain how a particular body feature of one of the lizard ecomorphs from the virtual lab is an adaptation to their particular niche.

You need to complete Module 2 before you move on...

In module 1, you identified which species of lizards were most similar to one another based on relative limb length and toe pad size. In this module, you determined which lizards are more similar to one another based on what type of information?

Are the species of lizard that are more similar to one another according to body type also more closely related based on the results obtained in this module? Explain your answer.