Biology - Evolution and Speciation - Classwork

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Section 1 - Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Section 2 - Natural Selection

Section 3 - Genetic Drift

Section 4 - Evidence for Evolution

Section 5 - The Rise of Mammals Video and Questions

Section 6 - Speciation

Section 7 - Quiz Review

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
postzygotic barriers		single-cell fertilized egg
prezygotic barriers		multicellular early stage of development (pre-birth)
zygote		prevent organisms from mating and producing a fertilized egg
embryo		prevent fertilized eggs from becoming fertile offspring that survive and reproduce

Biology - Evolution and Speciation - Classwork

Biology - Evolution and Speciation - Classwork

What are the two main ideas in Darwin's theory?

What is natural selection?

What is a species?

What did Darwin notice about the plants and animals on the different islands in the Galapagos?

How do fossils provide evidence of evolution?

What are the four major categories of evidence for evolution from living species?

What are the two categories of comparative anatomy? (Explain what each means and how they show evidence of evolution)

What is comparative embryology? How does it show evidence of evolution?

What are vestigial structures? How do they show evidence of evolution?

How does comparing DNA show evidence of evolution?

Explain how the environment plays a role in changing the frequency of a mutant allele in a population.

What are the two main ideas in Darwin's theory?

What is natural selection?

What is a species?

What did Darwin notice about the plants and animals on the different islands in the Galapagos?

What is the name of the effect?

How does the picture connect?

What is the name of the effect?

How does the picture connect?

Looking for ONE key difference!

How do fossils provide evidence of evolution?

What are the four major categories of evidence for evolution from living species?

What are the two categories of comparative anatomy? (Explain what each means and how they show evidence of evolution)

What is comparative embryology? How does it show evidence of evolution?

What are vestigial structures? How do they show evidence of evolution?

How does comparing DNA show evidence of evolution?

What are the two key points of Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

True or False: “Mutations are caused by selective pressure in the environment.”

True or False: “The same mutation could be advantageous in some environments but deleterious in others.”

True or False: “The appearance of dark-colored volcanic rock caused the mutation for black fur to appear in the rock pocket mouse population.”

Explain how the environment plays a role in changing the frequency of a mutant allele in a population.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?

Categorize each item, you might use some answers more than once.

Individual organisms evolve.

In evolution, what does 'fittest' mean?

Do the fittest organisms always live the longest in evolution?

Which of these is a main reason why reproduction is an important step for evolution?

The change in populations over time.

A priest who served as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. Formed Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.

A body structure in a present day organism that no longer serves its original purpose

A mechanism for change in populations where an organism with a favorable trait survives, reproduces, and pass the favorable phenotype to the next generation. Organisms without the favorable phenotype are less likley to survive and reproduce.

Body parts that do not have a commom evolutionary origin but are similar in function

Evidence of Evolution.......

Speciation can occur when a physical barrier divides a population.

Structural features with a common evolutionary origin

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its enviroment?

The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as...

Which of the following is not an example of natural selection?

Two organisms that are closley related would have

Why are advantageous traits more likley to be passed onto offspring?

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific enviroment

What happens in allopatric speciation?

Which of the following is an example sympatric speciation?

Which of the following describes geographic isolation?

Match the term to the definition

What is the name of the effect?

How does the picture connect?

What is the name of the effect?

How does the picture connect?

Looking for ONE key difference!