Natural Selection and evolution of animal
Role of natural selection
The most important adaption that llamas have is the oxygen level adaption. Llamas have a special adaption in their lungs that allow them to breathe in high altitudes where the oxygen may only be a 40%. This works because llamas produce extra hemoglobin in their blood so that llamas can go with less oxygen and still produce the same amount of carbon dioxide (co2). This adaption is needed for the survival of the llamas that live in the highest of altitudes. Llamas don't live in packs like wolves or in a school like fish do. Sometimes they only live with their own family. Llamas grow up together and stay close with others in case of danger.
One second close adaption each foot is made of two toes,each toe has a toenail and a pad. There foot has adapted this way because this helps the llama grip the rocks. When llamas did not have this adaption they would often slip and fall when they were walking on rocks because of a lack of grip on to the rocks. When this adaption took place the llamas were able to grip the rocks better and escape from prey. These toes are the size of about 3 regular sized toes when llamas didn't live in extremely rocky mountains they could walk on normal grass like terrain but now they live in the mountains because of migration of animals around the world.
A escape adaption is the speed that llamas run is a major part of how llamas can escape from their predators. Llamas have the ability to run up to 40mph (miles per hour). With the addition to the special two toe foot that llamas have and the 40mph speeds, llamas are able to get away from predators. This speed of 40mph allows llamas to get attackers that may be attacking their families. This adaption is used each and everyday as a protection from the llamas.
A tactical adaption is that llamas have the ability to spit up to 10 feet. This spitting ability allows llamas to spit in to the eyes of predators to confuse them when attacking llamas. The spiting ability is a tactical adaption that helps with escaping from predators. This is another adaption that goes with the running speed up to 40mph and the tow toed foot. These adaptions allow llamas to have an advantage when being attacked.
One second close adaption each foot is made of two toes,each toe has a toenail and a pad. There foot has adapted this way because this helps the llama grip the rocks. When llamas did not have this adaption they would often slip and fall when they were walking on rocks because of a lack of grip on to the rocks. When this adaption took place the llamas were able to grip the rocks better and escape from prey. These toes are the size of about 3 regular sized toes when llamas didn't live in extremely rocky mountains they could walk on normal grass like terrain but now they live in the mountains because of migration of animals around the world.
A escape adaption is the speed that llamas run is a major part of how llamas can escape from their predators. Llamas have the ability to run up to 40mph (miles per hour). With the addition to the special two toe foot that llamas have and the 40mph speeds, llamas are able to get away from predators. This speed of 40mph allows llamas to get attackers that may be attacking their families. This adaption is used each and everyday as a protection from the llamas.
A tactical adaption is that llamas have the ability to spit up to 10 feet. This spitting ability allows llamas to spit in to the eyes of predators to confuse them when attacking llamas. The spiting ability is a tactical adaption that helps with escaping from predators. This is another adaption that goes with the running speed up to 40mph and the tow toed foot. These adaptions allow llamas to have an advantage when being attacked.
This is an image of a partial anatomy of a llama. The image has all of the adaptions pointed out on the llama. From head to toe the llama has adaptions that sets it out from all other organisms.
This evolutionary tree starts at the Camelidae family which includes llamas and camels. The tree splits in to the genus' that the llamas and camels are sorted into in their evolutionary tree. The llama is in the Lamini genus. Then the Llama is classified in to the Hemiauchenia macrocephala (big headed llama) category. After this the llama is classified in to two categories: Lama guanicoe, and Vicugna vicugna. Finally the llama is put into the Llama glama category. Llamas evolved form Guarnacos which are similar to llamas, however they do not have the hemoglobin levels that the llama has. Llamas has an adaption (as explained before) that allows the llama to live extremely high in the mountains especially in south America in the Andes mountains.
4 part summary
Step one: animal profile was like an introduction to the animal of choice. The pictures of course allowed the intended audience to view what exactly the animal looks like. Adaptions are included in the pictures to show how the animal has evolved overtime. The interdependence show how and where the animal fits into other ecosystems and/or biomes. A description was provided on the relationships and interaction with other organisms within the ecosystem or biomes. Supportive evidence was there to backup the descriptions on the relationships and interactions with other organisms. Next the flow of energy
explains the food chain and pyramid for the llama. This also shows the cycle of nutrients and how it is important for llamas. Next the succession. The succession of llamas has both benefited the organisms and its environment. Humans have moved the llama across the world several times over from their natural biome. This makes the llama adapt to the new environment. Plants have to produce more offspring so that the species can survive. With all of the llamas in the area the plants must do everything to survive. The llama have unique adaptions to the environment so that they can survive .
Step two: on Arada the llama lives in a place where their are many mountains and the climate is perfect for llamas since they have the hemoglobin to survive the high altitudes. The environment has changes many times over the 10 year period and the llama has lived through it. The llama has many of the same impacts on earth organisms as to the organisms on Arada.
Step three: natural selection has a huge impact on llamas and it has fallen greatly in their favor. The llamas can live in the high altitudes, they can spit up to 20 feet, they can run 40mph. and other unique advantages. An evolutionary tree was provided to show how the llama has evolved from the family it cane from.
explains the food chain and pyramid for the llama. This also shows the cycle of nutrients and how it is important for llamas. Next the succession. The succession of llamas has both benefited the organisms and its environment. Humans have moved the llama across the world several times over from their natural biome. This makes the llama adapt to the new environment. Plants have to produce more offspring so that the species can survive. With all of the llamas in the area the plants must do everything to survive. The llama have unique adaptions to the environment so that they can survive .
Step two: on Arada the llama lives in a place where their are many mountains and the climate is perfect for llamas since they have the hemoglobin to survive the high altitudes. The environment has changes many times over the 10 year period and the llama has lived through it. The llama has many of the same impacts on earth organisms as to the organisms on Arada.
Step three: natural selection has a huge impact on llamas and it has fallen greatly in their favor. The llamas can live in the high altitudes, they can spit up to 20 feet, they can run 40mph. and other unique advantages. An evolutionary tree was provided to show how the llama has evolved from the family it cane from.