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3sarahpalin · Member

The game was fun. Even though my organisms only lived 888, 888 years, I was able to learn a lot from playing the game. I learned that an organism's fur, color, legs, body shape and other characteristics can affect their survival. For example, organisms with a lot of fur were not able to survive the hot weather just like organisms without a lot of fur were not able to survive the cold weather. Then it also showed evolution because each of the organisms evolved or gradually changed over time from their ancestors. It showed natural selection in the way that only those who were able to adapt and suit the characteristics of the environment was able to survive through the years. Overall, the game was enjoyable to me just like politics because I gained a lot of knowledge both from the game and my political life.

3ladygaga · Member

Woah. L-O-L! Hah, the number was 722,222, which I guess is good seeing as how I didn't actually do anything, I just listened to his grumbliness and giggled. All the animals dying was sad, but fur is comfortable, so I wasn't THAT sad. Hehe. They were all like put'n their paws up and stuff, and it made me giggle even more. I take back what I said about being friends with Dardo if that's what he really talked like. YUCK. Anyhwoodledoodle, I guess it showed the like evolution stuff, cos the animals were like only living more if they were goods. So that's why they all died. Just not good enough. In my biz, that phrase is said all the time. But not to me of course :* Ughh why isn't there rainbow font color on here?!?

I can't believe Broadway Baby is gonna be dying next week on Dance Moms! So sads. Well, time to go write another genius song about being all freaky 'n stuffs.

Advice of the day:

Ditch that goodie goodie boy that walks on water to be with the bad boy. They always have more interesting stories to write into your songbook.

3georgewbush · Member

Well, just like my presidency, I lasted longer than expected, one million years to be exact. I learned that in order to survive, you must adapt to your environment. Only the fittest survive, just like our beloved nation, the united states of 'murica.

3billymays · Member

HEY EVERYONE! BILLY MAYS HERE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THIS GAME IS JUST AN AAAMMAAAZINGGG WAY TO DISPLAY EVOLUTION. NOT ONLY DOES IT SHOW YOU THAT DIFFERENT TRAITS CAN HELP YOU SURVIVE, BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THE ORGANISMS THAT ARE BETTER ADAPTED TO THE ENVIROMENT SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE ALLOWING THE SPECIES TO EVOLVE. THIS IS CALLED NATURAL SELECTION. THATS A TWO IN ONE DEAL. IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT. I WAS ABLE TO LET MY SPECIES SURVIVE 1000000 YEARS AND SO CAN YOU!

3morganfreeman · Member

In the beginning a desolate planet was alone, bare of any animals. Then came the first Strange-fuzzy-desert-dwelling-dog-creature. The strange-fuzzy-desert dwelling-dog-creatures were plagued by beasts who covered the horizons, cold, heat, and even a catastrophic meteor shower. they adapted and changed to their environment, but in the end it was survival of the fittest. They made it to year 1,00,000.

3mayaangelou · Member

Surprisingly, my species of adorable creatures actually lived for one million years! This game was a exellent way to present natural selection for I saw that certain traits and colors that thrived and surpassed with the enviorment (and its surprising "games") had the ability to pass on those traits to their offspring. Sooner or later, majority of the creatures had more or less of the same traits, which displayed evolution; therefore shows that natural selection and evolution [somehwat] come together as a package. Hmmm, maybe a poem about the furry creatures going though natural selection and evolution would be nice....

3stevejobs · Member

I guess it is not a real surprise that my creatures lived for one million years because this game was probably programmed on a Mac. However through this game there were key concepts that were about evolution, such as how it presented natural selection. In which the creatures that were best adapted to the environment survived longer and reproduced more letting them pass their traits to their offspring. Maybe through natural selection, the human race was able to survive and adapt to their environment, as well as letting me survive long enough to create Apple.

3aynrand · Member

My species lived for 1 million years, which isn't suprising because I based my choices purely on reason. This game models evolution in which certain traits, such as amount of fur, whether or not it has stripes, and color, help an organism survive longer. The better adapted you are to your environment, the longer you will survive. For example, a species that has fur will survive longer in a cold environment, while species without as much fur would most likely die off. This is based off of reason and there is proof that this has happened over millions of years, so this game made sense to me.

3edgarallanpoe · Member

The species' lives were in my hands. What I did affected thier entire chance of survival. Luckily for them, I managed to let them live the entire million years. In the game, Mr. Darwin had you choose three variations of the species and then placed them into thier habitat. The species encountered elements and challenges such as predators, heat, cold, and tall plants, but thier adaptations helped them survive depending on the circumstances. For example, long legs and stripes helped the species escape from predators. Sometimes everyone needs to escape...Anyway, The longer you went through the game, the more the helpful adaptations were evident. This shows natural selection, and the more prolonged natural selection occurs, species evolve to better suit thier environment, hence evolution.

3britneyspears · Member

Oh my gosh!! I totally survived, 972,222 years! I can't believe it, I'm so good at picking fit animals to survive! :) In the game, Darwin told me to pick some creatures who I thought would survive. They were kinda weird, so I just picked random ones. It turns out my tactics worked because my animals turned out to be really fit! All of their diversity helped them to naturally select, and only the animals with the most helpful traits survived their enviroments. This caused the whole species to change. I was so sad when my green spikey animals died out:'( I ended up with a bunch of red baby creatures, but they all died in the end:( I guess only the fit people like me can survive in the world today! :)

3katemiddleton · Member

I choose a rather large diversity of short, long, furry, and striped creatures. My species survived for the entire 1,000,000 years! This will be great publicity to show how much I truly care about the environment and nature. The furry ones survived the cold and the striped ones survived the predators. This game showed how species evolve and adapt to survive in their environment. I enjoy having control, considering I am the Duchess of Cambridge, so I was quite fond of this game. I must go for now, William is bringing the carriage around.

3chucknorris · Member

I guess this game has good taste seeing how my species survived over 1,000,000 yrs on the first turn without having to use any lifelines. Just goes to show, when Chuck Norris wants something alive, it lives. I guess I was merciful just this once. These were some weird creatures though, what were they penguin-parrot-dodo-giraffe-zebra? This was an abomination to the american experience. That predator was lucky I wasn't in the game.

3muhammadali · Member

I may not know as much as you guys do, but nobody got skills like me. 1,000,000 years was as easy as beatin Liston. The game was pretty interestin tho becaus it shows how the animals change over time and other traits become more than others. I have learned learned a lot playin this game like how species change a lot when the right traits are added to the mix when theyr environment changes.

3malcolmx · Member

Well i survived 916,666 years. I did like the game very much but i found it a little misleading. I found it misleading because you cant just go and change and make a mutation to benefit the environment whenever you want. If this was so, it would have been a lot easier to get my people the rights they deserved but its not that easy, otherwise i would've died a very happy man.

3martinlutherkingjr · Member

We the people are learning about Evolution and has certain traits affect how long we live. The amount if hair we have, the size of our bodies all affect how long we live but that doesn't make a difference as long as we have each other! In this world we need equality not to worry about evolution of the others around us. My score reached 1 million years because the fur, the charecteristics all make the difference. "Be the change you want to see in the world."

3billgates · Member

I survived 644,444 years in this game in which will now pay an expert to beat for me because i am Bill Gates. My species was stupid because they were all tall and the fruit was high yet they somehow all died. The fact that they could not survive this makes me think they deserve to die. They did manage to survive a monster of some sort trying to eat them however as well as extreme heat. If this were real i would have just fed them 100 dollar bills so they would survive but sadly this is not real life.

3ellendegeneres · Member

Well... my animals... creatures... things... whatever they were! only lived 833,333 years. I found this game very interesting. I like how the creatures just stood around... and got taller. Sitting there and watching them, highlight of my day.
Well... i guess the spiky tall ones survived the longest because they could avoid predators. But then it got cold... and they all froze to death. Thus the end of their "species"

3johnnydepp · Member

Such an easy game don't you think? I reached one million without a problem! It showed how different traits were suitable for different problems and after time passed, these traits proved to show through. Some animals had adaptations for cold weather such as thick fur and small dense bodies. When the ice age came, those organisms were able to survive and reproduce causing the next generation to have the same attributes. The strange creatures used to show evolution were kinda Tim Burton-esk. Did he design the game? Tell him Johnny-boy called. I'm interested to be in his next movie!

3jkrowling · Member

The game worked well to show how natural selection has worked through species throughout the years. Even though my species only lived for 888,888 years, they were able to get through two situations and could adapt to survive. It showed how things such as fur and leg length can determine whether or not the species survived. It's sort of like magic, the way that they could just change like that, unlike in real life where it could take up to thousands of years to be adapted just right to your environment.

3billclinton · Member

Well my species survived 972,222 years which i thought was fantastic. Throughout my game mother nature through a meteor at me along with some sort of beast, but with my perceverance i survived. I think the one with the long neck was key to your survival but its up to you. Overall i liked this game!

3kimhamman · Member

My species survived 1 million years! It's no surprise that my species are SURVIVORS just like me! They had to put up with meteors, ice ages, and predators while I have to put up with Andy, Jason, and other hooligans... it's basically the same amount of pain. Anyways, this game clearly exemplifies what I've been trying to teach my students in class. Certain traits are more suited for the environment, so the organisms with those traits are more "fit" aka they survive longer and are able to make more babies. These babies with the favorable traits then go on to make more babies until the population has changed (over a long period of time) to be more suited to the environment. Cool stuff, right? However, the game also shows that sometimes the environment changes and the traits that were once favorable are now harmful and how genetic mutations play a key role in variation. Guys, I feel like going off on a random topic that has very little to do with the actual subject at hand (which I often do in my classes). You know what plays a key role in society but is totally undervalued? Spiders. WHY IS EVERYONE HATIN ON SPIDERS, THEY EAT MOSQUITOES FOR US & THEY HAVE FEELINGS TOO RESPECT UR SPIDERS DOE. Ok, let's get back on track. DARWIN YAY, YOU'RE MY BUDDY

3nikolatesla · Member

Being an inquisitive person, I played this game multiple times to observe the species' evolutionary success based on the number of genetic variations. I noticed that a species with identical phenotypes would survive as few as 250,000 Years, while a species with extremely diverse phenotypes could survive up to the maximum of 1,000,000 Years. These outcomes support Darwin's theory of Natural Selection mainly because the organisms that survived had identical traits. From this, it can be concluded that the surviving organisms had the required characteristics, such as long necks to reach the high growing fruit and fast legs to outrun predators, and thus passed them to their offspring. (On the Galapagos Islands, Darwin observed that only finches with a beak suited for their food source would survive.)

3justinbieber · Member

Yo guys! That game was so much fun! I lived 833,333 years! This game really helped me learn about Darwin's theory of Natural Selection and stuff. This guys is really chill. I guess that like, the better you can blend with your surroundings and stay away from things that wanna eat you, the longer you will stay alive. The game also kinda teaches that like when the environment changes, some of ththreats an animal has can become bad for them instead of helping them out. I thought that was really cool. Aight guys I'm OUTT! Peace! confuse

3johngreen · Member

777,777.

As expected, the organisms adapted not only when I added variation, but also by themselves. Adapting to the environment is what the theory of Natural Selection is based on, so the game emphasizes how adaptations that save the animals from the cold (more hair) are different from the ones that save them from preditors (longer legs). I think this game does a fairly decent game of demonstrating how Natural Selection works. Thanks to the Internet we can all enjoy this lovely game and many more (like YouTube and Tumblr).

3gandhi · Member

I lived peacefully up to 1,000,000 years. This game showed the use of natural selection to better increase chance of survival. The animals were calm and got the job down, just like I helped calmly free India. This game showed that traits that were well suited for this environment survived and passed on. Also some traits were bad for the environment and weren't passed down. Overall this game was peaceful and showed how natural selection works. Have a good day.

3danielboone · Member

I only survived 611111 years. Well I ave learned from huntin that its is eaiser to see some animals cause they have no way to blend in with their surroundings n they slow or fat so they cannt hide as well as some of the others. I never seen this computer thingy before so this was a weird experience.

3confucius · Member

A fascinating game. How does a device like his work. But I have seen the number 100000 and I think that is good. From what I have learned from Charles ideas is that natural selection has shown its work. It gave the organisms the ability to love and prosper on their own in their environment.