Unit 8: Evolution

10.2Darwin’s Observations

  • What is Evolution?

Study of ______.

  • Theories of Evolution –______

Jean Baptiste Lamarck (1744 – 1829)

►Law of ______

- parts of the body that are used become ______

- unused body parts become ______and eventually ______

►Law of ______

- organisms can pass traits ______to their

offspring

- ex. giraffe evolution

Lamarck’s explanation of how giraffes evolved long neck:

1)In order to reach higher leaves,giraffes ______andacquire long necks. (Law of Useand Disuse)

2) They can pass their ______to their offspring.

(Law of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics)

3) Eventually, all giraffes ______over time.

Lamarck’s explanation was believed to be ______.

  • Theories of Evolution –______

Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

-traveled on ______to ______observing and collecting samples of organisms

Darwin observed that:

1)the Galápagos Islands were ______but had very ______

______.

2)the characteristics of many animals and plants ______

among the different islands of the Galápagos. (ex: _____ species of finches)

Darwin wondered if finches living on different islands had once been members of the

______.

These separate species would have evolved from an original ______ancestor species.

Darwin’s conclusions:

-______in beaks

► ______in beaks in the original flock

► adaptations to ______available on islands

-natural selection for ______

► over many generations, the finches were selected for specific ______

______.

-offspring inherit ______

► accumulation of winning traits: both ______

-separate into different ______

Darwin collected the ______of ancientorganisms, called

______.

Some of those fossils ______organisms that werestill alive. Others looked

______any creature he had ever seen.

Darwin published the book“______” in 1859 (32 years

after the end of his voyage).

Darwin proposed the ______:

individuals with traits ______for a specific environment______

and ______these traits to theiroffspring.

How would Darwin have explained the evolution of giraffe’s long neck differently than

Lamarck?

-Based on Darwin’s theory of natural selection:

1)Long neck giraffes were ______for reaching higher leaves and ______.

2)More long neck giraffes survivedover time and ______

______to their offspring.

3)Short neck giraffes ______because they could not ______with the long neck giraffes.

10.3Theory of Natural Selection

  • Several key insights led to Darwin’s idea for ______.

Darwin noticed ______plants and animals seemed to show traits that were not found in their ______.

Breeders of these domesticated plants and animals ______(instead of the ______).

______is the process by which ______select traits through ______. (aka “______”)

Darwin compared processes in ______to artificial selection.

In artificial selection, ______selects the desired traits; while in natural selection, ______(or ______) selects the desired traits.

In nature, there is always ______because of limited resources of ______, ______, and ______.

  • ______ explains how evolution can occur.

There are ______main principles to the theory of natural selection.

1)______

A jaguar may produce ______thanthey can survive due to

______.

2)______: ______among individuals.

Jaguar 1 = ______jaws and teeth

Jaguar 2 = ______jaws and teeth

3)______: a feature that allows an organism to ______

______inits environment

Jaguars with larger jaws and teeth have better ______for eating ______, so they are more likely to survive and reproduce better.(______)

4)______: Over time, natural selection will produce more individuals with the ______that are bettersuited for a particular ______.

Larger jaws and teeth become the ______in the population.

Sojaguars’ descendants showed______, or change, over time.

11.2Natural Selection in Populations

  • Modern Day Example of Natural Selection

______of peppered moths

- ______in Europe during 1850s affected the natural selection

on ______of the peppered moths

- As the ______changed, the moths that could______

themselves had better chancesof ______.

–early 1800s = pre-industrial England

► ______pollution

► lichen on trees = ______bark

► ______moths survived better

–late 1800s = industrial

► factories = ______coated trees

► killed lichen = ______bark

► ______moths survived better

–mid 1900s = pollution controls

► ______laws

► return of lichen = ______bark

► ______moths survived better again

  • Natural selection acts on ______.

A normal distribution, represented by a ______, is generally found in a typical population.

-highest frequency near ______value

- frequencies ______toward each ______value

-Traits not undergoing natural selection have a ______.

-Draw a normal distribution curve in the space below:

  • Natural selection can ______the distribution of a trait in one of three ways.

1)______selection

- favors ______phenotype

- ______variations

- Draw the graph of stabilizing selection below:

2)______selection

- favors phenotype at ______

- leads to ______

- Draw the graph of directional selection below:

3)______selection

- favors ______phenotypes; intermediatephenotype is

______

- leads to evolution of ______

- Draw the graph of disruptive selection below:

  • Measures of Variation

Calculating the ______for simple data

Measure / Set A
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8 / Set B
2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7
Mean:
add up all the data, and then divide this total by the number
of values in the data.
Median:
Put the values in order, then find the middle value. If there are two values in the middle then you find the mean of these two values.
Mode:
The mode is the value which appears the most
often in the data.
Range:
Find the lowest and highest values in the data. Then subtract the lowest value from the highest value.

11.1Genetic Variations within Populations

  • Natural selection acts on different ______in a population.

______variation leads to ______variation.

The greater the genetic/phenotypic variations in a population increases the chance

that ______.

Genetic variation is stored in a population’s ______.

-gene pool = all the ______in all individuals in a population

______measure genetic variation.

-measures ______in population

-can be calculated for ______in gene pool

-As allele frequencies and gene pools change over time, the ______evolve.

  • Genetic variation comes from several sources.

______is a random change in the DNA of a gene.

-can form ______

- can be passed on to offspring if in ______

Sexual reproduction results in ______. (crossing-over, independent assortment)

  • Genetic variation results in different types of adaptations.

Adaptation = variations that improve an organisms’ chances for ______

and ______.

______adaptation (3 types)

1)______:

-carry ______, toxin (ex: skunk)

2)______:

-______= adaptive coloration; blend in with the ______.

-______= resemble another species that ______.

3)______:

-______body form (ex: fangs, claws, spine)

______adaptation

-Actions taken by an organism to ______(ex: running, hiding, migration, hibernating)

11.3Other Mechanism of Evolution

  • Five Mechanisms for Evolution

1)______

-changes allele frequencies due to ______.

-Genetic drift causes a ______of genetic diversity.

-It is most common in ______.

-A ______can lead to genetic drift.

It occurs when an event drastically ______.

The ______is genetic drift that occurs after a

bottleneck event.

-The ______can lead to genetic drift.

It occurs when a few individuals ______.

The ______is genetic drift that occurs after start of new population.

Bottleneck Effect Founder Effect

2)______

- ______from one population to another

- changes the ______in a gene pool

-______= movement into the population

-______= movement out of the population

3)______

-permanent change in ______

-______mutations – help an organism ______to its environment

-______mutations – organism ______and ______from population

4)______

-selects for traits that improve ______

5)______

-selects for traits advantageous for ______

11.5Speciation Through Isolation

  • The isolation of populations can lead to ______.

-Speciation = the rise of ______from one existing species.

- A species is a group of organisms that ______and produce ______.

- Populations become isolated when there is ______.

Isolated populations adapt to their ______.

______can add up over generations.

•Types of Isolation:

1)______Isolation

- isolated by ______(ex: continental drift, earthquake, volcano)

2) ______Isolation

- differences in ______and ______

3) ______Isolation

- ______of reproductive periods prevents mating

11.6Patterns in Evolution

  • Evolution through natural selection is not random.

Natural selection can have direction.

The effects of natural selection add up over time.

•Patterns of evolution:

1)______Evolution

-describes evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species.

2) ______Evolution

- describes evolution toward different traits in closely related species.

3) ______

- Two or more species can ______.

–evolutionary paths become ______

–species evolve in response to ______

–coevolution can occur in ______or ______relationships.

4) ______

- ______evolve from one species

–______species diversifies into many ______species

–descendent species usually adapted to ______

  • Label the following patterns of evolution:
  • Species can become extinct.

–Extinction is the ______from Earth.

–occur at roughly the same rate as ______

–usually affects a ______in a small area

–caused by ______in environment

10.4Evidence of Evolution

  • Types of Evidence of Evolution

1) ______– provides a record of the earth’s past life-forms

offers the ______evidence for evolution

shows a ______of early ancestors to their modern descendants

fossil – ______or ______remains (bone, petrified tree, tooth, or shell) or ______of an organism that lived long ago

fossil record is ______– many organisms lived in places where fossils could not form – there are ______in the record

2) ______– changes in ______

- closely related organisms have similar ______

and this also suggests ______

-Example: studying differences in hemoglobin between species

3) ______– comparison of anatomy reveals basic ______

______(even though the ______

may be very different) indicating common ancestry

______:

- ______but used for ______through

evolution

- ex. ______in vertebrates all have the same basic bone structure

- have ______(closely related)

______:

- ______but used for ______through

evolution

- ex: ______wings, ______wings, ______wings

- ______have common origin (not closely related)

- ancestors may have lived in ______with similar

selections

______:

- structures that are ______

- either have ______or have a ______than

they do in other related organisms

– provide evidence of an organism’s ______

- ex. ______in whales, ______in humans

4)______

- comparing embryos of related organisms shows ______

–- similar in ______, but different in ______

- ex: the embryos of ______have similar characteristics during early

development – all develop a ______, ______, buds that become

______, and ______