Sam

Sam
 * California Scorpionfish also known as Sculpin || ** Present Day **  ||  ** 50 Million Years in the Future **  ||
 * ** Environment ** :

Geographic area Temperature/Weather Plant life Animal life || Area 600 feet under the Pacific Ocean Temp Around 50*-60* F || Area 600 feet under the Pacific Ocean and Indian Temp Around 30*-80* F ||
 * ** Diet ** :

Meat/Plant eater Specific food source Social/Solo eater || Sculpin eat crab, squid, octopus, small fish and shrimp and usually eat alone || Could possibly eat crab, squid, octopi, small fish, shrimp, eels, and maybe even juvenile sharks ||
 * ** Predators ** :

If none, list other predators that compete with your animal for the same type of prey. || Humans will fish for them (they are delicious) || Could possibly be hunted by other sculpin along with humans ||
 * ** Adaptations ** :

Minimum of 5 adaptations for each. You will need to show these on your poster. May be physical or behavioral. Must explain how each helps the animal to survive. || Extremely poisonous spines, will steal your bait with ease, camouflage, quick, puts up a fight. || Extremely poisonous spines, will steal your bait with ease, camouflage, quick, put up a fight, maybe shoot the spines and build immunity to its own sting. ||
 * ** Pick 1 of the following Environmental Changes **

Continental Drift: Mountains are built as Earth’s tectonic plates collide, creating a //taiga forest// Drought: Average yearly rainfall declines slowly but steadily, creating a //desert//. Earthquakes: The land is ripped apart and water floods in, creating a //wetland//. Global Warming: Earth’s average temperature increases, creating a //tropical rain forest//. ||

The California Scorpionfish or sculpin for short has extremely venomous spines on its dorsal and pelvic fins. These fins protect it so that its only predators are humans. Sculpin have adapted to living in shallow rocky waters and in reefs. Sculpins have learned to hunt octopi and squid and have a superior advantage of their venomous spines. Sculpin have gotten into deeper waters under 600ft below sea level and sometimes learned to survive on mud or sand bottoms. These areas have been littered with fishing hooks and lures that they have learned to avoid. These areas are also fished in a lot and take sculpin by the boatloads. These fish are protected but they also have their own protection: their spines. Sculpin will probably make their ways into even deeper waters possibly building immunities to pressure. With deeper waters come more varying temperatures form around 20 degrees to around 80 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit. For that reason they will be easier to catch and will have to learn how to evade even more hooks. If sculpin do not learn to evade hooks they will have to become stronger to put more of a fight.
 * Narrative- **

Using the information you have gathered about your animal create a story describing the evolution of your animal. Make sure to include all aspects of your animal’s environment, diet, predators, and adaptations. The narrative must be at least 3 paragraphs, and each paragraph must have at least 4 sentences. - Your 1st paragraph should explain your animal’s present day environment and adaptations. - The 2nd paragraph should explain how the environment changed over time and how your animal survived those changes. - The 3rd paragraph should explain your animal’s future environment and adaptations.





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