| Central Question: How did the continents get their shape, and how does that impact the distribution of plants and animals? Guiding Thought Question: Explain how Tobler's Law of geography will relate to the distribution of plants and animals around the planet's surface. Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the connections between the movement of the continents and the impact that has on the distribution of plants and animals. Students will be able to explain the mechanisms by which that happens, and the observations that led scientists to develop the theory. |  |
|
25 Comments
Sam B
8/26/2019 07:46:52 am
Plants and animals have to adapt to conditions near them; so, if two organisms are living in the same conditions then they'll be more closely related.
Jenna A
8/26/2019 07:47:36 am
Biogeography is studying how certain species of animals or plants are related or have evolved as they moved to new areas. Although they have evolved or have migrated to different areas they are still related, Tobler's law says that things that are near are more related than things that are distant. They both my have relation but the farther away the more they evolve and look different.
Ethan S
8/26/2019 07:49:24 am
The closer plants and animals are to each other the more similar they will be, because plants and animals in the same environments need to adapt to overcome similar obstacles
Alexis Blankenfeld
8/26/2019 07:49:52 am
Plants and animals that are now on different sides of the world have similar characteristics. That is because they were once close in geography. But over time the things that were once together and moved away from each other adapted to their environment and became less similar to each other. Now explaining Tobler's law the plants that are near each other have similar environments therefore having similar adaptations and characteristics.
Gwen Carl
8/26/2019 07:49:59 am
The law is talking about how everything was once the same thing so if you look into everything’s past they are related. So if some things are more related like the Indian rhino and the black rhino they are more related then a elephant and a rhino
Blake Anderson
8/26/2019 07:50:34 am
adaptations cause similarities but when they are in different areas they will have different adaptations. causing minor changes or even major changes
Liv Baker
8/26/2019 07:51:11 am
Plants and animals adapt and evolve to be able to survive in the environments that they live in. The species that live in places that are close and have almost the same geography will be more alike because they adapted to closely related environments. If they are farther away they will be different because the geography and living conditions are different and the species adapted in separate ways.
Detavernier
8/26/2019 07:51:22 am
This relates to the distribution of plants and animals around the planet's surface because the plants and animals were once close together were identical. Now that the geography has changed, the animals and plants adapted to their new location. Now, things that were once close are more different than things that are now close.
bruh
8/26/2019 07:55:16 am
In Tobbler's Law, it talks about how everything is related but that things that are nearer are more related. This will tie into Biogeography when we talk about how there are similar plants and animals with the same genetics although they are on different continents.
AmayaoT
8/26/2019 07:55:19 am
Toblers law relates to the distrubution of plants and animals because, everything was once connected and we're related in some type of way. Then they all disconnected and went into different areas of the world and was grouped with other species on a different continent and are more closely because they would need similar traits to survive.....
Dylan
8/26/2019 08:40:29 am
Toblars law is related to the distribution of animals and plants because animals like the deer in Nebraska may be different in Asia, but they have the same makeup. The animals have the same ancestors, but have adapted to the area they live in
Grace Scary
8/27/2019 12:24:27 pm
When Pangea broke apart different ancestors of animals were separated they evolved on their own to what we know today, but they all still remain related to one another
nellie
8/27/2019 12:26:13 pm
this is just common sense. animals that are near to each other obviously came from a similar place and therefore would be more closely related
stock
8/27/2019 12:27:51 pm
Toblars law will relate to the distribution of plants and animal around the planet's surface because animals that are on different continents will have more variations.
Avery Wagoner
8/27/2019 12:29:51 pm
Organisms that live near each other have had to adapt to the same environment. Animals in the desert all have an adaptation that helps them conserve water
Sydney
8/27/2019 12:31:32 pm
It relates to toblers law because there was once a super continent and that is why there are related plants and animals in long distance areas and close distance areas. Also plants and animals will be closer related in closer areas.
Lauren
8/27/2019 12:31:36 pm
Animals and plants in the same habitat adapt to the environment around them. If distant animals are in different habitats they are going to adapt to different things.
jackson
8/27/2019 12:31:54 pm
it is explaining that plants from America and Europe are probably more related than something from Kansas and Nebraska. it supports the Pangea/continental drift theory
Max Lambert
8/27/2019 12:32:14 pm
The continents are made by the moving of tectonic plates. The law explains that animals from around the same area will be more closely related because they have similar conditions.
Hannah Cochran
8/27/2019 12:32:47 pm
Animals have spread out from some common ancestors but only the ones close to eachother are going to continue to adapt in the same way.
Abby
8/27/2019 12:33:44 pm
Animals and organisms that live near each other are more related because they probably have a common ancestor that diversified, and split into different species after hundreds of years. Also, animals that live in the same environment will have similar adaptations that are necessary to survive in the climate they are in.
Kyler Harvey?
8/27/2019 12:34:21 pm
While Different animals like the pothos plant have many different spices like the neon pothos and a few other ones they are all in the same area of genetics kind of! And then animals will be related through many generations of plants and animals many animals and plants are going have-the fittest survive. The ones that is most fit for the environment!
Gami
8/27/2019 12:34:58 pm
Plants and animals evolve and adapt, and they all do things to stay alive, living in there environment and so thing that live in other place might not have the same skills to stay alive :)
Kayce
8/27/2019 12:35:29 pm
Because all life originated together on one continent it would make sense that animals and plants near one another are closely related
Marygrace Forget
8/27/2019 01:30:04 pm
All plants and animals live in an environment and over time their environment would change and they would adapt and change with living things around them. Leave a Reply. |
Biogeography ForumWelcome to the Forum! Here is where you will be answering your daily warm-up questions. Please do not enter your last name for privacy reasons, and you may use a nickname if you would like (Just make sure Mr. Tredinnick is aware of the nickname you are using). Write out thoughtful responses to the forums on the days they are assigned. If you miss a day please take it upon yourself to complete the Forum you missed. Each Forum has the targeted Learning Objective(s) there so you can see what the focus of the day's class will be. Archives
September 2019
Categories |
RSS Feed