Extinction (Hybridisation of Wildcats)

Extinction (Hybridisation of Wildcats)
Biology
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Objectives
Outline the process of extinction
Give examples of endangered and extinct species
Explain different causes of extinction
Analyse the traits of different cats to estimate their genetic composition
Consider the limitations of this phenotypic data
Organisms are adapted to survive and compete in their environment.
If the environment changes they can struggle to survive and reproduce
If this happens to a whole species it can go extinct
Causes of Extinction: catastrophic events, habitat change, over exploitation, alien invasion, disease, hybridisation
Use a series of questions to evaluate photos of cats and identify wildcats.
Complete the table for each of the four cats using the trait descriptors. Total the scores and decide which cats are wildcats, hybrids or domestic cats.
Links to BBC Winterwatch 2016.
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