Name:_________________________
Date: ____________Period:_____
Agenda Week of 1 Mar – 5 Mar 2010 Unit 5 Evolution Exam 3/26/10
Class website: www.marric.us/teaching
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/index.shtml
Monday 3/1/10
- Collect Ch 14 SciNotebook
- Natural Selection introduction
- Evolution Ch 15 Sci Notebook
HW: Study for Unit 5 Quiz 1
Tuesday 3/2/10
- Unit 5 Quiz 1 : collect last week’s
agenda with vocabulary
- Vocabulary Diagrams
- Relative dating lab
HW: Ch 15 Sci Notebook due 3/8/10
Wednesday 3/3/10 –Late Start
- Relative dating lab
- Vocabulary Diagrams
Unit 5 Quiz 2 Questions (3/10/10)
1. Modern sea star larvae resemble some primitive
vertebrate larvae. This similarity may suggest that
primitive vertebrates
________________________________________
2. Differences between the members of a population will
most likely be passed onto future generations if they
are ________
and
____________________
3. A random change in gene frequency in a small
population is called ____________
4. Natural selection acts directly on
not ___________________________________
Thursday 3/4/10
- Grant Assessment #1
- Chapter 15 Lecture/Notes
- Adaptations Bats and Dogs
HW: Ch 15 Sci Notebook due 3/13/10
5. An example of a structure that would be homologous
to a bird wing would be __________________ and
analogous structure to a bird wing would be a
Friday 3/5/10
- Chapter 15 Lecture/Notes
- Evolutionary Arms Race
HW: Ch 15 Sci Notebook due 3/13/10
6. __________ genetic diversity provides a species
with a higher probability of surviving changes to its
environment.
Parents/Guardian –
 I have reviewed my child’s activities and
homework for the week of 3/1/103/5/10.
 I understand that is important for me to
make sure that my child is studying to
be prepared for the Quiz on Tuesday
3/3/10 and 3/10/10, and has
completed all assignments this week.
 Miss Elizabeth has jury duty beginning
March 8, 2010.
Parent/Guardian Printed Name
7. The number and location of bones of many fossil
vertebrates are similar to those in living vertebrates.
Most biologists would probably explain this fact on the
basis of ___________________________
Vocabulary
Mimicry
Natural selection
Evolution
Artificial Selection
Analogous structures
Signature
Mutation
Phenotype
Population
Gene Pool
Homologous structures
Date
Bell Ringers: Week of 1 March – 5 March 2010
Monday – New species can emerge only if there is a change in the _____________
a) surrounding environment
b) reduction of variation in a population
c) make-up of the gene pool
d) migration of the population
Explain what distinguishes one species from another
Tuesday -
The difference in the fur color of the individual rabbits is described as _____.
Explain
Wednesday –
In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in
walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur shown in the figure are
_________________________ because
_______________________________
Thursday
In a species of plant, the sudden appearance of one plant with a different leaf structure would most
likely be the result of ________________________________?
a. chromosomal mutations
b. slow environmental changes
c. asexual reproduction
d. stable gene frequencies
Explain why each of the wrong answers is wrong and why the right answer is right. Because it is so or
that type of explanation will result in zero points. Use complete sentences.
Friday – Which of the following is usually most helpful in determining the age of fossils?
a) THE SIZE OF THE FOSSILS
b) THE COLOR OF THE FOSSILS
c) THE WATER CONTNT OF THE ROCK LAYER WHERE THE FOSSILS WERE LOCATED
d) THE DEPTH OF THE ROCK LAYER WHERE THE FOSSILS WERE FOUND
Name:_______________________________ Date:_____________ Period:______
Unit 5 Quiz 2 March 9, 2010
1.
Differences between the members of a population will most likely be passed onto future
generations if they are ________
and
____________________
2.
The number and location of bones of many fossil vertebrates are similar to those in living
vertebrates. Most biologists would probably explain this fact on the basis of
___________________________
3.
A random change in gene frequency in a small population is called ____________
4.
Modern sea star larvae resemble some primitive vertebrate larvae. This similarity may suggest
that primitive vertebrates _____________________________________________________
5.
An example of a structure that would be homologous to a bird wing would be ______________
6.
An example of a structure that would be analogous structure to a bird wing would be a
7.
Natural selection acts directly on
8.
__________ genetic diversity provides a species with a higher probability of surviving changes
to its environment.
not
9. What cellular process is directly responsible for this regeneration?
a) meiosis
b) mitosis
c) transpiration
d) respiration
10. The ears of foxes help to regulate body heat. The fennec fox lives in the desert. It has large ears
that release body heat. The Arctic fox lives in cold
Fennec Fox
Arctic Fox
climates. It has small ears that conserve body heat.
Which of these processes led to the development
of different ear sizes in foxes?
a) selective breeding
b) natural selection
c) mutualism
d) spontaneous generation
______________
A. generally, a group of organisms living close to one another that interbreed
with one another and do not breed with other similar groups.
______________
B. similar because of convergent evolution, and not because of common
ancestry, may have a similar function but a different structure.
______________
C. physical appearance of an organism
______________
D. adaptations some animals use as protection from predators by using colors
and markings to look like another animal.
______________
E. all of the genes in a population. Any genes that could wind up in the same
individual through sexual reproduction.
______________
F. A process in which some individuals have genetically-based traits that
improve survival or reproduction and thus have more offspring surviving to
reproductive age than other individuals.
______________
G. a change in a DNA sequence, usually occurring because of errors in
replication or repair.
______________
H. inherited from a common ancestor, may have a similar structure but
different function.
______________
I. changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next.
______________
J. a process in which humans consciously select for or against particular
features in organisms.
Homologous structures
Analogous structures
Mimicry
Mutation
Phenotype
Population
Natural selection
Artificial Selection
Evolution
Gene Pool
Extra Credit
Why does sexual reproduction result in greater diversity among offspring than does asexual
reproduction?
a) only mitosis must occur in sexual reproduction
b) new combinations of genes result from sexual reproduction
c) sexual reproduction may occur at a faster rate
d) mutations are more likely to occur in asexual reproduction
An example of a reaction to a stimulus is
a) a boy smelling a flower
b) eyes blinking due to smoke in the air
c) a person tapping on the shoulder of a friend
d) a loud clap of thunder following lightning
In a species of plant, the sudden appearance of one plant with a different leaf structure would most
likely be the result of
a) stable gene frequencies
b) chromosomal mutations
c) slow environmental changes
d) asexual reproduction