AP BIOLOGY

Welcome to Evolution!

Assignment: Welcome to Evolution 101! Introduction/Review

Work through the web quest and answer the following.

  1. What is the biological definition of evolution? Explain what it means.
  2. What is a better way to describe evolution without saying change over time?
  3. What do scientists believe all organisms share?
  4. What are the 3 Domains of life?
  5. A phylogenic tree can be compared to a hypothesis, why?
  6. What do scientists use to construct a phylogenic tree?
  7. Define a Clade
  8. Draw and explain what a Clade is and is not
  9. What are 2 misconceptions about humans?
  10. Explain what homologous characters means and give an example.
  11. Explain what analogous characters means and give an example.
  12. What are analogous characters the result of?
  13. Why do biologists use phylogenic trees?
  14. List Carl Linneaus’ levels of classification
  15. How have scientists figured out the dates of past events?

Assignment: Welcome to Evolution 101! (web quest)

Work through the web quest and answer the following.

  1. What are the 6 mechanisms for evolutionary changes?
  2. Evolution can be described as descent with modification, but what was the source of that modification?
  3. What are genes?
  4. Give a 3-4 word description on the following mechanisms for evolution: Mutation, Migration, Genetic Drift, and Natural Selection.
  5. What are the sources for genetic variation?
  6. What type of cells would mutations need to occur in for them to be inherited?
  7. What type of cell is not inherited so mutations can occur here but not be passed on?
  8. How can a mutation occur and not change the phenotype?
  9. Give 2 reasons for mutations to occur
  10. What is genetic shuffling? Why is it beneficial?
  11. Why is studying embryonic development important?
  12. How does natural selection work?
  13. Explain what is Fittness in Evolution?
  14. How can the flashy characteristics be helpful and harmful in sexual selection?
  15. Define Adaptation
  16. Remember your appendix is an example of what?
  17. Natural selection is the result of

Assignment: Welcome to Evolution 101! (web quest)

Work through the web quest and answer the following.

  1. What is Microevolution?
  2. When Biologists study evolution within a population, they are looking specifically at the change in ______
  3. What are the 4 factors that can cause Microevolution?

Assignment: Welcome to Evolution 101! (web quest)

Work through the web quest and answer the following.

  1. What is a species?
  2. Speciation is the result of ______
  3. How does this occur?
  4. What is Allopatric speciation?

Assignment: Welcome to Evolution 101! (web quest)

Work through the web quest and answer the following.

  1. What is Macroevolution?
  2. What mechanisms are at work in macroevolution to produce changes on a large scale patterns?
  3. What are the basic patterns that are occurring across the tree of life?
  4. What does stasis mean?
  5. What other process is lineage splitting compared to?

Who was the father of Evolution? He what was his book called?