Group Discussion and our Comments

Group discussion:

Meghna's Comments
1) meghna: bhagya's organism: bhagya, ur organism was really built for its purpose kind of thing. each part of the organism really helps in the survival of the organism in the habitat


2) meghna: sherisse's organism: sherisse, ur organism might be small but a lot of thought has gone into that tiny mushroom. that small thing has a lot of abilities that enables its survival in the harsh condition s of the arctic tundra.Ur "mushroom" contains many tiny parts that cannot be seen but have a big part to play in the organism's survival


3) meghna: @deepika's organism: although ur model of the organism doesn't really show much, ur research has proven that u have put in a lot of hardwork into ur making ur organism. Most of ur adaptations, like gerry said, are physical adaptations that tell us about how ur organism can survive using the survival systems in your organism


Deepika's Comments
1) deepika: Bhagya's Organism: The features have been explained very detailedly (easy to understand). The features allow the organism to easily adapt to its environment thus giving it more protection and easier survival in the arctic tundra.


2) deepika: Geraldine’s Organism: Your organism has adaptations that plays a big part in survival on its own and also the features show how the organism makes connections physically with the other organisms.


3) deepika: Yexuen's Organism: The fact that your organism can change colour due to the biochromes shows the deep amt. of research done and plays a part in "camouflage"


4) deepika: Meghna's organism: The many features your organism has to keep warmth in show the research you have done and the details of the features are very in depth-ly shown.


5) deepika:Sherisse's Organism: Though your organism is very small, many features are not shown on the outside and many adaptations have been packed into a very small organism :)


Bhagya's Comments
1) Bhagya: Meghna organism: It is very unique and has a perfectly uplifting adaptation of upturned beak as it is new and one of a kind. It has all the vital adaptations to fulfill its role as a scavenger and the ultimate bird of prey. It also shows the amount of research put in.


2) Bhagya: Geraldine: I think that your organism is very complete and addresses all the issues including reproduction levels, which are usually ignored by the rest incl. me Also, it has a unique adaptation of regulating its breath rate which is not quite common. I think that the only improvement is that you could have named it a more interesting way.


3) Bhagya: Deepika's plant: Your plant is made very interesting by the various adaptations and i can see the amount of research put in. Also, i think that your plant has very good adaptations to prevent itslef from being eaten. The adaptation of the berries shrinking up at night gives an extra edge of interesting-ness. however, i feel that you could improve the plant's model by showing flowers as well.


4) Bhagya: @Yexuen Your organism is well-eqqupped to decapacitate prey and make them easy to be killed and eaten. The movement of it is very appropritae for tundra as it is easy to roll on snow.


5) Bhagya: @ sherisse: Your organism is extremely well-explained and elaborate. The mushroom has been given many adapations to make it unique and show that fungi can be more than just for decomposition.


My Comments:
1)Geraldine: shows lots of behavioral adaptations to the surroundings like how it has the ability to growi ts roots depending on the weather . the adaptations given are very reasonable and are well needed and vital for the plants survival in the harsh climate-------deepika's


2) Geraldine: bhagya:gives alot of information as to how the animal adapts both physically and behaviourly. it has great and in dept detaiols as to how her organism has adapted itself to consume deepika's plant. it covers in quite a great detail as to how the organisms find its mate------bhagya,s


3) Geraldine: ye xuen's: for ye xuen's organism, it is fairly interesting as it has special adaptations that are not commonly found in arctic animals which is the ability to change its color when in the presence of light, this adaptation is refreshing.. your model of ur organism is also show a great deal on the adpatations too.


4) Geraldine: meghna's-------- your organism has many detailed adaptations it is very suited to be the predator of ye xuen's organism and is specifically modified ur model is also a clear representative of ur organism from the way u described it


5) Geraldine: sherisse's---------- has many adaptations combined from different organism. although there are many all of them do have a role to play in its survivor and being a decomposer to the rest of the organism. it gives a clear description to the reader when reading the features of ur organism and its adaptations are cool:)


Sherisse's Comments
1) Sherisse: @meghna i think that your organism is quite cool as it has a unique beak which turns upwards and can fly really fast. the adaptation from the bumblebee is very interesting that only negative thing is that it only feeds on ye xuen's organism:)


2) Sherisse: @deepika your organism is suitable to live in the tundra as it has many adaptive features such as the ability to grow under snow and needing minimal sunlight etc. Your oganism is also quite suited to the abiotic factors such as strong wind by having strong roots and stem. It also has a very strong defence mechanism to defend against predators.


3) Sherisse: @Bhagya: You organism's features are all adapted to suit the harsh arctic environment and other organisms well as in it is very adaptable and turn poison into useful stuff

4) Sherisse: @geraldine: I see that your “model” isn’t really similar to the feature that you have I understand what you mean by “it gains as much body mass during the short summer”>:). Almost every part of your organism have adaptive features so it is very “powerful’ so i think you should go for fluency?

5) Sherisse: @ye xuen: You should definitely go for the flexibilty for the fur cum spikes thing it just have many uses and can be you alot, like changing colour and attacking prey etc.:) It is also a very modernised kind of animal a many of its adaptations are very capitol- like


Ye Xuen's Comments
1)Ye Xuen: Meghna, your organism is very suited to eat my organism with it's adaptations. ( the beak) I think you should try feeding on other animals too. what if my population goes very low?


2) Ye Xuen: geraldine: maybe your organism's feet can have a layer of something at the bottom so as to reduce heat lost pt the cold surroundings?


3) Ye Xuen: @deepi don’t understand why having spikes on your stem help prevent the animal from eating your leaves. I think you should be more precise in your explanation as to how this adaptation helps.


4) Ye Xuen: @sherisse: I think your organism has very detailed explanation. you can say that they grow in clusters so that it is easier to gain the nitrients ?


5) Ye Xuen: @bhagya: i think your idea is very interesting but ur organism could have looked more like the drawing ( no offense)