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Overview: This comic follows the efforts of a male cricket as he tries to attract a mate, and in the process, debunks common myths about what it means to be evolutionarily "fit." Author/Source: UC Museum of Paleontology Grade level: 9-12 Time: 10 minutes Teaching tips: Use the questions at the end of the comic to stimulate class discussion on the concept of fitness. Concepts: Correspondence to the Next Generation Science Standards is indicated in parentheses after each relevant concept. See our conceptual framework for details. There is a fit between organisms and their environments, though not always a perfect fit. (LS4.C) Traits that confer an advantage may persist in the population and are called adaptations. (LS4.B, LS4.C) Inherited characteristics affect the likelihood of an organism's survival and reproduction. (LS4.B, LS4.C) Over time, the proportion of individuals with advantageous characteristics may increase (and the proportion with disadvantageous characteristics may decrease) due to their likelihood of surviving and reproducing. (LS4.B, LS4.C) Evolution does not consist of progress in any particular direction. Fitness is reproductive success - the number of viable offspring produced by an individual in comparison to other individuals in a population/species. Teacher background: Natural Selection

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