Evolution Notes

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1.

Title: __________________________________________________

2. Scientists believe that the Earth is ____ ____________ years old. The continents
have ____________position. The climate has ________ and cooled. It is estimated
the ______ of all species are now extinct.
3. The current theory of how species change is caused by ____________
_____________. This is also known as ___________ ___ _____ _______. Only
certain members of the population will survive and ___________. Ones that are most
____________ to the environment.
4. If an organism reproduces, then the _________ of that organism are passed to the
next generation. Traits that are ___________ for a certain environment become more
prevalent within that population.
5. The organisms must ________ to the environment. Those that dont adapt-_______.
This is a very ________.
6.

Peppered Moth Example

8. Decent with Modifications: Overtime natural selection produces organisms that have
____________ structures, established different niches, or occupy different habitats.
11. History:
James Hutton
___________Proposed that
the Earth is
____________
of years old.

Thomas Malthus
___________populations
outgrew their
____________
supplies, causing
____________
between
organisms and a
struggle for one
species to
survive against
another

Jean Lamark
____________all life forms
evolved and that
the driving force
of evolution was
the inheritance
of __________
characteristics.

Lyle
____________proposed that
plant and animal
species had
arisen,
developed
variations, and
then became
____________
over time.

Alfred Wallace
____________emphasis was
based on the
idea of
competition for
____________
as the main
force in natural
selection

15. Artificial Selection: Humans select and _________ for certain traits.
Examples
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________

Darwin
____________Publishes On
the Origin of
____________
-served as
naturalist
aboard the
H.M.S.
____________.
-Went to the
____________
Islands

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Evidence:
16. & 17._________ ___________: Fossils that show how the same organism looked
millions of years ago.____________ dating and _____________ dating.
19. ___________________ structures. Structures that have different mature forms
in different organisms but have developed from the same type of tissue.
21. _______________-Early development of the organism
23. ___________ organs-Organs or structures that do not seem to be used by the
organism any longer.
25. _______________-DNA sequences in organisms are close
Sources of genetic variation in species:
a. ____________________
b. Gene Shuffling
c. ________________ _________________ during meiosis
26. Speciation:
is the evolution of a __________ ___________. It occurs when
____________________ occurs or when the production of _______________ is
interrupted.
27. Speciation Mechanisms: The populations are capable of interbreeding, but
Behavioral Isolation
They have different
courtship ________ or other
type of behavior

Geographic Isolation
They are ____________
by bodies of water or
mountains

Temporal Isolation
The Reproduction takes place
at different ___________ of
the year

**Over time they can change so much that they become _________ to breed as
they adapt to their environment.

28. Gene Pool: _____________ genetic information of a particular population. _____ the
genes present with in a population. Can change.
29. Genetic Drift: Random ______________ in ___________ _____________ that
occurs in small populations Also know as the founder effect

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30. ______________ evolution: process of two or more _____________ species

becoming more and more __________. Example ____________________________

31. ____________evolution: the emergence of biological structures or species that

exhibit ___________ function and appearance but that evolved through widely
______________ evolutionary pathways. Example __________________________
32. _____________is the _____________ change of two or more species in close
interaction. Example ___________________________________
35. Evolution is the ___________ in a species over ____________.
Rates of Evolution:
40. 41. Gradualism:
Punctuated Equilibrium:
42. Describe resistance in bacteria.

43. Two main sources of genetic variation: 1-_________________, 2-_______________________

44.
45.
46.
47.

Answer:
Answer:
Answer
Answer:

_____
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_____
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48. ___________ is the key concept in natural selection.

Summary Questions:
a. What is evolution?
b. What is the difference between Darwins and Lamarks theories of evolution?
c.

Describe the difference between natural selection and artificial selection.

d. Does evolution occur within one generation? Explain why or why not.
e.

What is the difference between Punctuated equilibrium and gradualism

f.

What causes the genetic changes that cause evolution to occur?

g.

What is adaptation? Why do organisms have to adapt?

h. What is biological resistance? Why can it be dangerous to us?