AP Biology Evolution Unit Capacity Matrix
Learner Target
Activities
Evidence
Define evolution and give two
present day examples
 Tuberculosis and
antibiotic resistance
 Humming bird beaks
 Peppered moths
Beaks of the Finches
Vocabulary Quiz
Understand the process of
natural selection:
Peppered moth lab and
Industrial melanism
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Level Achieved
1 2 3 4
PPT Evidence for Evolution and
Study Guide
Vocabulary
Genetic variation
Overproduction of
offspring
Struggle for survival
Survival of the fittest
Compare different theories of
evolution : Lamarck, Wallace
and Darwin
Reading and Discussion
Understand that evolution
happens in populations not in
individuals
Genetic Drift
Founder Effect
Gene flow
Hard Weinberg Equilibrium Lab
Understand conditions that
create new species
Prezygotic and post zygotic
isolation mechanisms
Understand the evidence for
hominid evolution
Fossil Skulls Lab
Human Family Tree
Lab Report
Cumulative assessment of all
learner targets
Review all learner targets
Unit Test
I understood the learner targets
in this unit:
Very well and can teach them to
others
Fairly well. I think I
need to just practice on
my own more.
Punctuated Equilibrium
Lab Report
I need help on: