Giraffe - Revision history

NRJC at 14:26, 7 May 2019

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NRJC at 20:38, 6 April 2019

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NRJC: /* Evolution of the Giraffe */

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‎Evolution of the Giraffe

NRJC: Created page with "==Key Stage 1== ===Meaning=== A Giraffe is a mammal with a very long neck and brown spots that comes from Africa. ===About Giraffes=== : Giraffes are very tall. : G..."

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Created page with "==Key Stage 1== ===Meaning=== A Giraffe is a mammal with a very long neck and brown spots that comes from Africa. ===About Giraffes=== : Giraffes are very tall. : G..."

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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
A [[Giraffe]] is a mammal with a very long neck and brown spots that comes from Africa.

===About Giraffes===
: [[Giraffe]]s are very tall.
: [[Giraffe]]s are hunted by lions.
: [[Giraffe]]s eat leaves on trees.
: A [[giraffe]] has a long tongue.

==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A [[Giraffe]] is a mammal that has the [[adaptation]]s of a long neck and brown spots for camouflage.

===About Giraffes===
: The [[giraffe]] is the [[prey]] of the [[lion]].
: [[Giraffe]]s are [[herbivore]]s which eat the [[Leaf|leaves]] of [[tree]]s.
: [[Giraffe]]s are a [[consumer]] because they eat other organisms.

===Evolution of the Giraffe===
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|[[File:GiraffeEvolution1.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:GiraffeEvolution2.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years ago all [[Giraffe]]s had short necks. [[Variation]] meant some Giraffes were a little bit taller than others. Those Giraffes could get to the higher leaves in trees. This meant they could eat more. The shorter Giraffes couldn't get enough food and died. So the taller Giraffes survived and so their offspring inherited their slightly longer necks.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After a few generations all the giraffes had slightly longer necks, but because of variation some had even longer necks still. This meant they they were more likely to get food, survive and have children than the shorter giraffes. So their offspring inherited these even longer necks.
|-
|[[File:GiraffeEvolution3.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:GiraffeEvolution4.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This process of [[evolution]] repeated again and again.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years later, after many generations, eventually all the Giraffe had very long necks.
|}

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 ===About Giraffes===
-: The [[giraffe]] is the [[prey]] of the [[lion]].
+: The [[giraffe]] is the [[prey]] of the lion.
 : [[Giraffe]]s are [[herbivore]]s which eat the [[Leaf|leaves]] of [[tree]]s.
 : [[Giraffe]]s are a [[consumer]] because they eat other organisms.

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 |[[File:GiraffeEvolution2.png|center|300px]]
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-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years ago all [[Giraffe]]s had short necks. [[Variation]] meant some Giraffes were a little bit taller than others. Those Giraffes could get to the higher  leaves in trees. This meant they could eat more. The shorter Giraffes couldn't get enough food and died. So the taller Giraffes survived and so their offspring inherited their slightly longer necks.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years ago all [[Giraffe]]s had short necks. [[Variation]] meant some [[Giraffe]]s were a little bit taller than others. Those [[Giraffe]]s could get to the higher  leaves in trees. This meant they could eat more. The shorter [[Giraffe]]s couldn't get enough food and died. So the taller Giraffes survived and their [[offspring]] [[inherit]]ed their slightly longer necks.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After a few generations all the giraffes had slightly longer necks, but because of variation some had even longer necks still. This meant they they were more likely to get food, survive and have children than the shorter giraffes. So their offspring inherited these even longer necks.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After a few generations all the [[giraffe]]s had slightly longer necks, but because of [[variation]] some had even longer necks still. This meant they they were more likely to get food, survive and have children than the shorter [[giraffe]]s. So their offspring [[inherit]]ed these even longer necks.
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 |[[File:GiraffeEvolution3.png|center|300px]]
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 | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This process of [[evolution]] repeated again and again.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years later, after many generations, eventually all the Giraffe had very long necks.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Millions of years later, after many generations, eventually all the [[Giraffe]] had very long necks.
 |}