EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
Objectives:
1. Teach yourself about one aspect of different types of evidence for evolution. Use the book and the
provided websites to get your information.
2. Share your information with group mates, and take notes on the information that they gathered.
3. Submit completed notes for credit.
Activity:
a. You will be assigned one of the following topics: Fossils, Anatomy, or Molecular/Genetic. Read, take
notes, and answer the questions about your topic.
b. EVERYONE will also need to take notes and information on Embryology.
c. Use the provided links to fill out your knowledge and understanding.
Fossils
What is the study of fossils called?
What are transitional fossils and why are they important to the study of evolution? Give at least 2 specific
examples.
Is the fossil record a complete timeline? Explain
How are fossils created? (Choose at least 2 different types to talk about and explain the process that they go
through to be created)
What other types of evidence do fossils show that evolution is occuring? (use the provided sources or find at
least two other examples)
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/Fossildating.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150224113446.htm
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_02
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-biology/chapter/evidence-of-evolution/
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/stories/middle/intro.html
Anatomy
What are analogous structures? Give at least 2 examples.
What are homologous structures? Give at least 2 examples.
What are vestigial structures? Give at least 2 examples.
What is comparative anatomy?
In what other ways can anatomy demonstrate evolution? Use the provided sources or your own research.
https://www.thoughtco.com/anatomical-evidence-for-evolution-1224773
https://www.ck12.org/book/CBSE_Biology_Book_Class_XII/section/9.9/
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/lines_05
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_06
Molecular/Genetic
What are pseudogenes?
What are homeobox genes?
What is a DNA sequence, and how does it show that we’re related to other animals? Give some examples of
shared DNA percentages between species, and how that shows relation.
What are some genetic and molecular similarities that we see among species? Give at least 2 examples of
both. *Hint - what types of proteins are similar in different animals*
https://biologos.org/common-questions/what-is-the-genetic-evidence-for-human-evolution/
https://www.nap.edu/read/6024/chapter/4#17 - bottom of Page 17 and on has a great section about molecular
evidence
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98089&page=1
https://www.nature.com/news/massive-genetic-study-shows-how-humans-are-evolving-1.22565
Embryology
What is embryology?
How does embryology show evidence for evolution?
What is interesting about embryos from very very different animals?
https://necsi.edu/similarities-of-embryos
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/fitch/courses/evolution/html/embryology.html
http://eewevolution.weebly.com/comparative-embryology.html