EVOLUTION UNIT- CHAPTERS 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
AP BIOLOGY- EVOLUTION FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
DATE
OBJECTIVES
DAILY ASSIGNMENT
HOMEWORK
Mon.
April 7th
I can explain who contributed
to evolutionary theory.
I can summarize Darwin’s
main ideas.
I can describe types of
evidence for evolution.
Hand out Ch. 22 notes and lecture
Study guide
questions- 22.1,
22.2, MC- 1-10,
13, 14;
Tues.
April 8th
0 hour AP
study
session
I can explain the Hardy-Weinberg
theory.
I can describe causes of
microevolution.
I can describe the causes of
genetic variation.
I can explain how natural
selection is the mechanism of
adaptive evolution
I can describe population genetics
and how allele frequencies can
change.
Begin Ch. 22 notes and lecture;
Reading Quiz Ch. 22
Study guide- 23.1,
23.3, 23.5, 23.6,
23.7 MC- 1-8, 10,
14- 17,
Wed.
April 9th
Thurs.
April 10th
Fri. April
11th
3:00 AP
Exam
Review
Mon.
April 14th
I can explain how postzygotic
and prezygotic barriers isolate
gene pools.
I can describe different modes
of speciation.
Tues.
April 15th
AP Exam
Review7:00
Wed.
April 16th
I can describe the difference
between monophyletic and
paraphyletic systematics
I can describe early Earth’s
atmosphere and identify major
events of evolutionary time.
Thurs.
April 17th
Fri. April
18th
Mon.
April 19th
Begin Chapter 23 notes; Hardy
Weinberg problems- Worksheet ;
Go over Hardy-Weinberg worksheetHardy-Weinberg Lab; - Review
Chapter 22 and 23;
Reading Quiz Ch. 23;
FRQ #1
Lecture and Notes- over Ch. 24Worksheet-
Finish Ch. 24 lecture and notes-- AP
Lab 8: Population Genetics lab;
FRQ- #2
Ch. 25 Lecture- no study guide;
Cladistic Analysis- Worksheet-
Finish Ch. 25 lecture;
Ch 26 LectureVideo- Origins of the EarthReview Ch. 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26;
FRQ #3
Built in day to review; Being Human
online video
Review day- Finish labs
Worksheet Due
Thurs. Ch. 24
study guide-24.1,
24.2, 24.4, 24.6,
24.7, 24.8,
Review for Ch.
22, 23, 24, 25,
Ch. 22, 23, 24 study guide
Free Response Questions
Hardy Weinberg Questions and Lab
AP Lab 8- Population Genetics
Worksheet- Cladistic analysis
Wkshts- Evolution and Pop genetics
Ch. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 test
2. Describe each of the following as they relate to speciation. Give examples.(ch. 24)
a. Geographic barriers-allopatric speciation
b. Adaptive radiation
c. Polyploidy
d. Sexual selection
- Study for TestFree Response
Questions Due
Thurs.
Study for Test
3. Discuss how each of the following influenced the origin of living organisms.(ch
26)
a. Primordial atmosphere
b. Photosynthesis
c. Oxygen and the ozone layer
d. Endosymbiotic theory
Ch. 22-26 Evolution test
Assignments and Grades
1. Explain how evolution occurs. Include Darwin’s theory of natural selection,
genetic drift, founder effect, reproductive isolation, mutations, sexual reproduction,
nonrandom mating (ch 23)
20 points
15 points
25 points
25 points
15 points
15 points
60 points
History of Evolution
Linnaeus
Cuvier
Lyell
Lamarck
Darwin
Natural selection
Adaptations
Artificial selection
Heritable characteristics
Survival of the fittest
Fitness
Evidence
Fossil Record
Homologous structures
Embryonic development
Vestigial organs
Molecular similarities
Convergent evolution
Biogeography
Evolution of Populations
Mutations
Hardy Weinburg
Genetic drift and founder effect
Directional selection
Stabilizing Selection
Disruptive selection
Speciation
Reproductive isolation
Prezygotic and postzygotic factors
Habitat isolation
Behavioral isolation
Temporal isolation
Mechanical isolation
Gametic isolation
Sympatric speciation
Allopatric speciation
Autopolyploid
polyploidy speciation
Adaptive radiation
Gradualism
Punctuated equilibrium
Early Earthendosymbiotic theory
multicellular eukaryotes
colonization of land
Mass extinctions
1. The greatest degree of genetic variability would be expected among organisms that reproduce via
a. budding
c. sexual recombination
b. sporulation
d. vegetative propagation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Stabilizing selection
Directional selection
Sympatric speciation
Allopatric speciation
Disruptive speciation
2. Mortality in an annual plant is highest among the extreme variants of that plant.
3. Favors selection of both larger and smaller snails relative to intermediate snails.
4. A population that is geographically isolated from other members of its species gives rise to a separate
species.
A. Use and disuse
B. Natural selection
C. Comparative anatomy
D. Biogeography
E. Paleontology
5. A body builder develops large muscles.
6. The appearance of strains of bacteria that are no longer affected by certain antibiotics
7. The study of the past and present distribution of species
8. Increased UV irradiation causes the skin of humans to become more darkly pigmented over a period of
days. The notion that the offspring of such a tanned individual should consequently inherit darkened skin
from the parents is consistent with the ideas of
a. Darwin
b. Linnaeus
c. Wallace
d. Lamarck
e. Lyell
9. To observe natural selection’s effects on a population, what must be true?
a. One must observe more than one generation of the population
b. The population must contain genetic variation
c. Members of the population must increase or decrease the use of some portion of its anatomy
d. Only A and C are correct
e. Only A and B are correct
10. What term is used to refer to structures that have a similar origin or ancestry even though they may be
very different in appearance?
a. convergent
b. comparable
c. analogous
d. divergent
e. homologous
11. All of the following important concepts of population genetics are due to random events or chance
EXCEPT
a. mutation
d. natural selection
b. the bottleneck effect
e. sexual recombination
c. the founder effect
12. The probability of a mutation at a particular gene locus is _________ and the probability of a mutation
in the genome of a particular individual is ________.
a. high….low
d. high…high
b. low…high
e. moderate…moderate
c. low…low
13. What is the measure of Darwinian fitness in a population?
a. longevity in a species
d. strength, in a predator
b. survival under adverse condition s
e. fleetness, in a prey animal
c. the number of fertile offspring
14. In a population with two alleles for a particular locus, B and b, the allele frequency of B is 0,7. What
would be the frequency of heterozygous if the population were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
a. .7
b. .49
c. .21
d. .42
e. .09
15. Most of the variations we see in coat coloration and pattern in a population of wild mustangs in any
generation is probably due to
a. new mutations that occurred in the preceding generation
b. sexual recombination of alleles
c. genetic drift due to the small size of the population
d. geographic variation within the population
e. environmental effects
A. Gametic
B. Temporal
C. Behavioral
D. Habitat
E. Mechanical
16. Two species of orchids with different floral anatomy
17. Mating fruit flies recognize the odor, appearance and sounds of members of their own species, but not of
others.
18. Two species of pine shed their pollen at different times.
19. A defining characteristic of allopatric speciation is
a. the appearance of new species in the midst of old ones
b. large populations
c. geographic isolation
20. Autopolyploidy is a speciation process that begins with an event during
a. habitat selection
b. copulation
c. meiosis
d. embryonic development
21. Most of biological diversity has probably arisen by
a. anagenesis
b. cladogenesis c. hybridization d. sympatric speciation