Unit 8 Reflection

     This unit was all about populations constantly changing and evolution of populations.  Some of the essential themes and understands are evolution, the role of variation in evolution, causes of change, why change occurs, what evolves, and natural selection acting on phenotypes.   One of the major concepts about evolution is that natural selection acts on each individual.  However, this is not the case; the whole population evolves.  The natural selection acts on the phenotypes, but the genotype changes because of this.  Another concept that people miss is that evolution is the change of allele frequency in a population over a period of time.  Going in to this unit, I knew what evolution was but I could not have told you a solid definition.  The concept of evolution can be seen by the Hunger Games Lab.  This lab really helped me understand all of the concepts of evolution in a real example and this lab really cleared things up for me.  The Hunger Game analysis can be viewed here.

Pathwayz. Gene Pool. Digital image. Pathway. Ben Himme, Web. 10 Apr. 2017. <https://www.pathwayz.org/Tree/Plain/GENE+POOLS+%26+ALLELE+FREQUENCY>

     This unit covered most concepts of evolution.  However, there is not enough time to learn everything of one subject.  Some things I wonder about are why evolution is evolution and why natural selection is so random.  Natural selection acts on individuals but I do not understand why it acts the way it is.

Get Holistic Health. Screaming in microphone. Digital image. Get Holistic Health. Get Holistic Health, Web. 10 Apr. 2017. <http://www.getholistichealth.com/13375/how-to-develop-assertiveness/>.

     In the previous unit, we learned to be more assertive.  Since then, I have made efforts to try and be more assertive.  One thing I have done that I found really helpful is to stand up like a hawk and not slump my shoulders like a turtle.  I found this to be helpful because standing straight gives me more confidence to become more assertive.  I still need to work on my voice and stating things in a more declarative tone and not in a question-like tone.