Alien Fish Assignment Summer 2022 (1)

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Alien Fish Assignment 10 Points Imagine you are a xenobiologist (a biologist who studies alien life), and you have found a planet filled with creatures that look a bit like Earth fish. Like organisms on Earth, these alien “fish” all come from a single common ancestor, and you want to study how they are related to each other. First, you come up with a series of traits to pay attention to. Here are the ones you will use for the alien fish: Body Proportions – Is the creature elongated or short? Body Color – What color is the main body of the creature?* Body Point Number – How many body points do they have? Center Organ – Does the creature have a small purple organ in the center of its body? Center Organ Shape – What shape is the central organ? Pattern Design – What does the pattern on the creature look like? Fins – Does the creature have fins? All of the fish have one and only one trait in each category. After looking at the fish for a while, you determine that these are all of the possible ways that the different traits can look: Body Proportions: Elongate / Short Body Color: Red / Gray / Blue / Yellow Body Point Number (not including fins): 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Center Organ: Has Center Organ / No Central Organ Center Organ Shape: Circle / Square / Triangle / Pentagon / Hexagon / None Pattern Design: Spots / Stripes / No Pattern Fins: Has Fins / No Fins So, for instance, this fish would be scored as follows: Body Proportions: Short Body Color: Blue Body Point Number (not including fins): 5 Center Organ: Has Center Organ *The images also have a letter in the corner to indicate their color for those who are colorblind

Center Organ Shape: Circle Pattern Design: Stripes Fins: No Fins Whereas this one would be scored like this: Body Proportions: Elongate Body Color: Red Body Point Number (not including fins): 0 Center Organ: Has Center Organ Center Organ Shape: Triangle Pattern Design: No Pattern Fins: Has Fins These two fish aren’t very similar at all, but they do both have a center organ. Did their common ancestor have that trait, or did it evolve independently in each? You’ll have to look at more fish to find out! You can use these characters to assess how closely related different fish are. The more traits two organisms share, the more likely it is they are closely related. Now you try! First, circle or highlight the traits that go with the following 3 fish:

Body Proportions: Elongate / Short Body Color: Red / Gray / Blue / Yellow Body Point Number (not including fins): 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Center Organ: Has Center Organ / No Central Organ Center Organ Shape: Circle / Square / Triangle / Pentagon / Hexagon / None Pattern Design: Spots / Stripes / No Pattern Fins: Has Fins / No Fins Body Proportions: Elongate / Short Body Color: Red / Gray / Blue / Yellow Body Point Number (not including fins): 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Center Organ: Has Center Organ / No Central Organ Center Organ Shape: Circle / Square / Triangle / Pentagon / Hexagon / None Pattern Design: Spots / Stripes / No Pattern Fins: Has Fins / No Fins

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