Darwin Natural Selection Learning Goals 1 Define Evolution
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Darwin & Natural Selection
Learning Goals § 1. Define "Evolution" & "Natural Selection". § 2. Describe the 4 steps of Natural Selection, giving an example of each. § 3. Explain the importance of "Variation". § 4. Does Natural Selection act on an organism phenotype or genotoype? Explain! § 5. List the 5 evidences that support the Theory of Evolution.
Theory of Evolution § Evolution: The process of change over time Specifically, a change in the frequency of a gene or allele in a population over time
Charles Darwin § Father of Evolution § Proposed a mechanism for evolution, natural selection § Darwin went on a 5 -year trip around the world on the ship, the HMS Beagle As the ship’s naturalist, he made observations of organisms in South America and the Galapagos Islands • Wrote a book, “Origin of the Species”
Darwin’s Finches
Natural Selection § Natural Selection: Organisms that are best adapted to an environment survive and reproduce more than others
Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection occurs in four steps: Overproduction Variation Competition Selection
1. Overproduction § Each species produces more offspring that can survive
2. Variation § Each individual has a unique combination of inherited traits. § Adaptation: an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chances of survival
What adaptations do you see?
What adaptations do you see?
Why is Variation Important? § Because the environment changes. § The more variation within a species, species the more likely it will survive EX: If everyone is the same, they are all vulnerable to the same environmental changes or diseases § The more variation of types of species in an habitat, the more likely at least some will survive EX: Dinosaurs replaced by mammals
Which community has a better chance of surviving a natural disaster? Community A Community B
3. Competition § Individuals COMPETE for limited resources: Food, water, space, mates § Natural selection occurs through “Survival of the fittest” fittest § Fitness: Fitness the ability to survive and reproduce § Not all individuals survive to adulthood
4. Selection § The individuals with the best traits / adaptations will survive and have the opportunity to pass on it’s traits to offspring. Natural selection acts on the phenotype (physical appearance), not the genotype (genetic makeup) Ex: When a predator finds its prey, it is due to the prey’s physical characteristics, like color or slow speed, not the alleles (BB, Bb)
§ Individuals with traits that are not well suited to their environment either die or leave few offspring. § Evolution occurs when good traits build up in a population over many generations and bad traits are eliminated by the death of the individuals
Peppered Moth A § Which moth will the bird catch? B
Descent with Modification § Descent with Modification – each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time. § Common Descent – all living organisms are related to one another
Evidence for Evolution: § § § Fossil Record Homologous Body Structures Vestigial Organs Embryology Biochemical Evidence
The Fossil Record § Fossils: Fossils a record of the history of life on Earth
Archaeopteryx § Missing link between reptiles and birds
Homologous Body Structures § Homologous Body Structures: Structures similar anatomy in different types of animals because of common ancestor
Vestigial Organs Vestigial Organs: “leftover” traces of evolution that serve no purpose
Embryology § Embryology: Embryology embryos of all vertebrates are very similar early on
Biochemical Evidence § Biochemistry: Biochemistry DNA with more similar sequences suggest species are more closely related EX: Humans and chimpanzees share more than 98% of identical DNA sequences
Learning Goals § 1. Define "Evolution" & "Natural Selection". § 2. Describe the 4 steps of Natural Selection, giving an example of each. § 3. Explain the importance of "Variation". § 4. Does Natural Selection act on an organism phenotype or genotoype? Explain! § 5. List the 5 evidences that support the Theory of Evolution.
Coral Snake (Poisonous) Milk Snake (Not poisonous)
Stick Mantid
Flower Mantid
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