honors BIOLOGY
Unit8 Ch. 13, 14
Evolution 1
THINKING AHEAD:
 Student Print Work: objective sheets assign.sheet
Teacher Print Work: test,  “Evol.Change”,  “Comparing Primate Fossils: Skulls and Pelvis”,  “Biochem.
Evidence”, Major Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
 Extra Credit: Hardy-Weinberg Problem Set for (Ch.13.9,10),  ”Episodic Nature”  “Our Greatest Step”
CHAPTER 13:
“how populations evolve“ or “Microevolution”
day 1: Go over Genetics tests
Lecture: Obj. 13.1-3: Darwin, natural selection, observing natural selection.
day 2: DUE: Notes: 13.4-6
Lecture: Evidence for Evolution: fossils, anatomy (vestigial features, homologies, embryology),
biochemistry, biogeography.
day 3: DUE: Notes: 13.7,8
Lecture: gene pool, population, microevolution, genetic variation, rate of prokaryotic evolution.
day 4: Activity: “Comparing Primate Fossils: Skulls & Pelvis”
day 5: DUE: Notes: 13.11-17
Lecture: mechanisms of microevolution: natural selection,
genetic drift, gene flow, sexual selection, antibiotic resistance,
“perfect” organisms.
day 6: DUE: “Comparing Primates” correct in class
Animation: Natural Selection “Evolution Lab”:
http://biologyinmotion.com/evol/index.html
day 7: Activity: “Biochemical Evidence for Evolution”
CHAPTER 14:
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
FOSSIL RECORD
ANATOMICAL
 Homologous features
 Embryological
 Vestigial Features
BIOGEOGRAPHY
MOLECULAR EVIDENCE:
 Protein: Amino Acid seq.
 DNA: N.B. sequences
“the origin of species“ or “macroevolution”
day 8: DUE: “Biochemical Evidence for Evolution”
DUE: Notes: 14.1-3
Lecture: micro- vs. macroevolution, reproductive
barriers.
day 9: DUE: 14.6,7,10,11 “Mechanisms of Speciation”
Lecture: mechanisms of Macroevolution: polyploidy,
isolation, sympatric/allopatric, adaptive radiation,
tempo of evolution, continental drift, evo-devo.
day 10: review
day 11: TEST Evol.1 Ch. 13, 14 Test. Short answer, multiple
choice, matching, essay: draw a phylogenetic tree
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honors BIOLOGY
Unit 7 Ch. 15, 16
Evolution 2
CHAPTER 15:
“tracing evolutionary history“
day 1: DUE: Notes: p.293, 15.1-7
Lecture: Early earth, Urey-Miller experiment, first cells, fossils. (+ online activities: 15.4,6)
day 2: Video: “Origins” 58 min. Use the 2nd page of your assignment sheet to take notes.
day 3: Video: “Origins” 58 min.
day 4: Video: “Origins” 58 min.
day 5: DUE: Notes: p.293, 15.9-17
Lecture: mass extinctions, major switches or “evo-devo” (ex. paedomorphosis), exaptation, evolution is
not goal-oriented, homologous structures. (online activities: 15.11,12,19.)
day 6: Lecture: mass extinctions
Video: NOVA Science Now: “Permian Extinction” 15 min.
day 7: Lecture: phylogenetic systematics, parsimony.
Day 8: Activity: “Major Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change”
CHAPTER 16:
“the origin and evolution of microbial life: prokaryotes and protists“
day 9: DUE: p. 319 and 16.2-4,6,8-12, 21 + online highlighted items (16.4,6,8)
Lecture: Stromatolites, Bacteria and archaea, secondary endosymbiosis, eukaryotic evolution,
multicellularity.
day 10: Video: “Artificial Life”: NOVA Science Now show #4, 15 min.
day 11: Review evolution
day 12: ReTEST: Genetics (25 questions, m.c.)
day 13: TEST Evol.2 Ch. 15,16: Short answer, multiple choice, matching, essay: draw a phylogenetic tree
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”ORIGINS”
STUDY GUIDE
Using each of the subcategories, explain the following major events in the history of the early Earth.
Be sure to mention how they contributed to the evolution of life on Earth.
The Major Bombardment
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space matter?
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planet temperature?
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organic compounds
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water
The Iron Catastrophe
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molten Earth stratifies into…
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Earth’s crust is rich in…
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Core remains…
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Creates…
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Solar wind?
Creation of the moon
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Planetesimal the size of Mars…
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Released crust creates…
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Earth’s axis…
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creates….
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speed of Earth’s rotation…
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stabilizes Earth’s rotation reducing…
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Moon’s gravitational pull creates…
First organic compounds
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Important as ….
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Urey-Miller concluded that…
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Major Bombardment…
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Deep sea thermal vents…
Stromatolites
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Fossil evidence of first…
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This process begins…
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Process adds _____________ to atmosphere
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Causes oxidation of….
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As evidenced by….
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Binding poisonous oxygen first evolutionary step toward…
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Buildup of oxygen in upper atmosphere creates…
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which protects life from…
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allowed sea life to move to…
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