Module 3 - The Theory of Evolution
Module 3 - The Theory of Evolution
EVOLUTION
BIO106P SYNC SESSION
COURSE CALENDAR
Feb 15: Cengage Deadline: Module 2*
Feb 16: Labster - Polymerase Chain Reaction*
Feb 16-18: Third Quarterly Exam
Feb 19: Performance Task 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION - UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION. UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION - YOUR ONE-STOP SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON
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environment.
One of the mechanisms of
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CHARLES DARWIN
Charles Darwin was the
naturalist on the HMS Beagle, a
ship that sailed around the world
in the 1830s.
Darwin’s time on the Galápagos
Islands was especially influential
to the development of
evolutionary thought.
Charles Darwin
found that there is
a variety of
finches in the
Galapagos
Islands. The
competition for
food drove the
finches to adapt
better to their
ecological niche.
The finches
adapted to take
advantage of the
various food
sources available
on the island.
EVOLUTION ACT ON POPULATIONS,
NOT ON INDIVIDUALS.
Tusklessness in African
Elephants had been increasing.
NATURAL SELECTION
NATURAL SELECTION
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Dogs are
heavily
influenced by
artificial
selection.
Bull Terrier Bull Dog Basset Hound
HUMANS EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS MAKING
THEM OUR CLOSEST RELATIVE.
Phylogenetic Trees show the evolutionary
history of organisms.
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EVOLUTION IS A SLOW PROCESS AND
CANNOT BE OBSERVED.
evolution of Superbacteria
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HUMAN BEINGS DID NOT STOP EVOLVING.
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QUESTIONS?