Description of critical writing assignment:Having had some background on both Anolis lizards and the scientific method, thisassignment will have you read and interpret a short related scientific...

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Description of critical writing assignment: Having had some background on both Anolis lizards and the scientific method, this assignment will have you read and interpret a short related scientific article. The article is posted to the “Activity 3 Links & Resources’ page, and you will need to do the citation for the article. See Appendix B in the lab manual for the citation format. Using information from the study by Kolbe et al. (2012), you should use scientific logic and writing to describe the founder effect reported by the authors in a couple of sentences. You should then discuss the evidence that the authors had for their conclusions about the founder effect relative to natural selection in 2-3 sentences, and finally, comment on what the authors could measure in the future that would support the claims they have made in 2-3 sentences. This assignment will count for 5% of your grade. Details: Your assignment is individual work and must be typed (11 or 12 point font) with the word count included at the end. You should not have more than 10 sentences and/or 300 words — including the citations for your written answer. You must cite the work you are discussing and provide the full reference at the end (and any other information used, such as from your textbook). Please see the “In Text Citations and References” (Appendix B of the lab manual). The lab manual has many examples at the end of each activity for citing an article. You will be marked based on the “Written Assignment Rubric” posted on the Biological Content An accurate description of biological concepts and information based on correct interpretation of scientific evidence was provided. Maximum score 15 Communication Effectiveness A scientific argument is effectively demonstrated showing understanding of prompts and concepts discussed in the assignment and the description. Did not exceed the word count. Maximum score 15 Literature Use The work effectively integrated information from source(s) and shows understanding of the reading(s). Formatting of in-text referencing is correct as discussed in the assignment description. Reference(s) is/are used for all facts and concepts. Maximum score 15 Writing Effectiveness and Presentation Writing was appropriate to scientific writing: i.e. clear, effective and added to the delivery of the argument. There were very few, or no, grammatical or spelling errors with correct punctuation, word usage, and verb tense. Scientific names of organisms followed conventions. Maximum score 5