Unit 9 Evolution M,W,F Calendar & Warm-ups

Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays
2-5 / 2-7
Unit 8 Test / 2-9
Mutation magic foldable due – talk about mutations
Whale activity & Video
Begin Unit 9 Evolution- 1st page of notes
2-12
Continue with Unit 9 Evolution- 2nd page of notes
Video with questions
Homework- worksheet due Wednesday / 2-14
Continue with Unit 9 Evolution- 3rd page of notes
Video with questions / 2-16
Quiz
Continue with Unit 9 Evolution- 4th page of notes
Video with questions
2-19
Lab – Evolution Game
Part I / 2-21
Lab – Evolution Game
Part II / 2-23
Independent practice – due at end of class on Monday
2-26
Complete independent practice from Friday.
Counselor pull outs for next years schedule / 2-28
PSAT / 3-2
Test

*Please note if the quiz given on the 16th is not made up by 11:45 on Monday the 26th it will be a zero, we will be given graded quizzes back to go over before the test.

Warm-ups

Friday 2-9

  1. What does it mean that a mutation can be silent? ______

______

  1. Which of the 2 types of mutations do you think would be more harmful to the individual? Explain.

______

  1. Most of the human genome consists of noncoding DNA. Where did all of this noncoding DNA originate?

______

  1. What do you think the ancestor of the common whale would have look like, where would it have lived?

______

______

  1. Who was Charles Darwin? ______

Monday 2-12

  1. Who influenced Darwin and why/how?
  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______

Wednesday 2-14

  1. Which of these bestillustrates natural selection?
  2. An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully
  3. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate
  4. A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes
  5. The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities
  6. A species of finch has been studied on one of the geographically isolated Galapagos Islands for many years. Since the island is small, the lineage of every bird for several generations is known. This allows a family tree of each bird to be developed. Some family groups have survived, and others have died out. The groups that survive probably have
  7. interbred with other speciesc. inherited some advantageous trait variations
  8. found new places on the island to lived. been attacked by more predators

Friday 2-16

  1. Explain how these pictures of vertebrate forearms are evidence of evolution.

______

______

  1. A change in a population can occur when organisms with favorable variations for a particular environment survive and pass these variations on to the next generation.
  1. What theory is being described? ______
  2. Give another term that could be used for useful variations.______
  3. How does the term fitness apply to this situation? ______

Monday 2-19

The following section focuses on different lemur species of Madagascar.

Read the information below and use it to answer the four multiple-choice questions and one open-response question that follow.

Madagascar is an island located off the east coast of Africa, as shown on the map to the right.

Madagascar has a unique animal community. Lemurs are one of the animal groups that have diversified extensively on Madagascar. Lemurs are primates, which is an order of mammals that also includes monkeys and apes. Lemur species vary widely in habitat, diet, size, and color. Lemurs only live on the island of Madagascar. However, fossil evidence shows that lemur ancestors existed on Africa’s mainland. Scientists hypothesize that lemur ancestors reached Madagascar by floating across the Mozambique Channel on matted clumps of vegetation.

  1. Lemur body types can vary widely. In addition to fossils and comparative anatomy, which of the following types of evidence can scientists reliably use to study the evolution of the variety of lemur body types?
  2. Lifespanb. population sizesc. DNA sequencesd. male-to-female ratio
  3. There are at least 88 species of lemurs in existence today. Which of the following conditions most likely existed and made it possible for Madagascar’s original lemur ancestors to evolve into many species on the island?
  4. presence of a deadly virus that infected only lemurs
  5. complete isolation from other small mammal species
  6. new environments to adapt to in the absence of a large number of competitors
  7. climatic conditions that were very different from those on mainland Africa
  8. Which of the following statements best explains why geographic isolation can lead to speciation?
  9. Physical separation of populations reduces competition for each group
  10. Physical separation of populations prevents interbreeding and mixing of gene pools
  11. Physical separation of populations provides more space for each group’s size to increase
  12. Physical separation of populations stresses the organisms and causes mutations in their genetic code

Wednesday 2-21

  1. A small portion of a population that is geographically isolated from the rest of the population runs the risk of decreased
  2. genetic driftb. mutation ratec. natural selectiond. genetic variation
  1. A small population of chimpanzees lives in a habitat that undergoes no changes for a long period. How will genetic drift probably affect this population?
  2. It will accelerate the appearance of new traits
  3. It will promote the survival of chimpanzees with beneficial traits
  4. It will increase the number of alleles for specific traits
  5. It will reduce genetic diversity
  6. Discuss factors that can lead to speciation. ______

______

Friday 2-23

  1. Which of these would have the least effect on natural selection in a subspecies of giraffes that is geographically isolated from other subspecies of giraffes?
  2. available niches b. existing predatorsc. chromosome numberd. available food resources
  3. Which of these best illustrates natural selection?
  4. An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully
  5. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate
  6. A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes
  7. The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities
  8. Research has shown that if a prescribed dose of an antibiotic is not taken completely, some Bactria might not be killed and the disease might return and be more resistant to antibiotic treatment. How does natural selection explain this phenomenon? ______

______

Tuesdays / Thursdays
2-13
Mutation magic foldable due – talk about mutations
Whale activity & Video
Begin Unit 9 Evolution- 1-2 page of notes
Homework- worksheet due Thursday / 2-15
Continue with Unit 9 Evolution- 3-4 page of notes
Video with question
2-20
Quiz
Lab – Evolution Game
Part I / 2-22
Lab – Evolution Game
Part II
Independent practice – due at end of class on Tuesday
2-27
Complete independent practice from Thursday.
Counselor pull outs for next years schedule / 3-1
Test

*Please note if the quiz given on the 20th is not made up by 11:45 on Monday the 26th it will be a zero, we will be given graded quizzes back to go over before the test.

Warm-ups

Tuesday 2-13

  1. What does it mean that a mutation can be silent? ______

______

  1. Which of the 2 types of mutations do you think would be more harmful to the individual? Explain.

______

  1. What do you think the ancestor of the common whale would have look like, where would it have lived?

______

______

  1. Who was Charles Darwin? ______

Thursday 2-15

  1. Who influenced Darwin and why/how?
  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  1. Which of these best illustrates natural selection?
  2. An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully
  3. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate
  4. A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes
  5. The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities
  6. A species of finch has been studied on one of the geographically isolated Galapagos Islands for many years. Since the island is small, the lineage of every bird for several generations is known. This allows a family tree of each bird to be developed. Some family groups have survived, and others have died out. The groups that survive probably have
  7. interbred with other speciesc. inherited some advantageous trait variations
  8. found new places on the island to lived. been attacked by more predators

Tuesday 2-20

  1. Explain how these pictures of vertebrate forearms are evidence of evolution.

______

______

  1. A change in a population can occur when organisms with favorable variations for a particular environment survive and pass these variations on to the next generation.
  1. What theory is being described? ______
  2. Give another term that could be used for useful variations.______
  3. How does the term fitness apply to this situation? ______

The following section focuses on different lemur species of Madagascar.

Read the information below and use it to answer the four multiple-choice questions and one open-response question that follow.

Madagascar is an island located off the east coast of Africa, as shown on the map to the right.

Madagascar has a unique animal community. Lemurs are one of the animal groups that have diversified extensively on Madagascar. Lemurs are primates, which is an order of mammals that also includes monkeys and apes. Lemur species vary widely in habitat, diet, size, and color. Lemurs only live on the island of Madagascar. However, fossil evidence shows that lemur ancestors existed on Africa’s mainland. Scientists hypothesize that lemur ancestors reached Madagascar by floating across the Mozambique Channel on matted clumps of vegetation.

  1. Lemur body types can vary widely. In addition to fossils and comparative anatomy, which of the following types of evidence can scientists reliably use to study the evolution of the variety of lemur body types?
  2. Lifespanb. population sizesc. DNA sequencesd. male-to-female ratio
  3. There are at least 88 species of lemurs in existence today. Which of the following conditions most likely existed and made it possible for Madagascar’s original lemur ancestors to evolve into many species on the island?
  4. presence of a deadly virus that infected only lemurs
  5. complete isolation from other small mammal species
  6. new environments to adapt to in the absence of a large number of competitors
  7. climatic conditions that were very different from those on mainland Africa
  8. Which of the following statements best explains why geographic isolation can lead to speciation?
  9. Physical separation of populations reduces competition for each group
  10. Physical separation of populations prevents interbreeding and mixing of gene pools
  11. Physical separation of populations provides more space for each group’s size to increase
  12. Physical separation of populations stresses the organisms and causes mutations in their genetic code

Thursday 2-22

  1. A small portion of a population that is geographically isolated from the rest of the population runs the risk of decreased
  2. genetic driftb. mutation ratec. natural selectiond. genetic variation
  1. A small population of chimpanzees lives in a habitat that undergoes no changes for a long period. How will genetic drift probably affect this population?
  2. It will accelerate the appearance of new traits
  3. It will promote the survival of chimpanzees with beneficial traits
  4. It will increase the number of alleles for specific traits
  5. It will reduce genetic diversity
  6. Discuss factors that can lead to speciation. ______

______

Friday 2-23

  1. Which of these would have the least effect on natural selection in a subspecies of giraffes that is geographically isolated from other subspecies of giraffes?
  2. available niches b. existing predatorsc. chromosome numberd. available food resources
  3. Which of these best illustrates natural selection?
  4. An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully
  5. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate
  6. A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes
  7. The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities
  8. Research has shown that if a prescribed dose of an antibiotic is not taken completely, some Bactria might not be killed and the disease might return and be more resistant to antibiotic treatment. How does natural selection explain this phenomenon? ______

______