AP Biology: Introduction to Evolution
Go to website: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01
OR Google: Evolution 101
This activity will span 4 days. Pace yourself and complete assigned tasks each day.
Day 1:
In your spiral notebook, create a title: Evolution 101
Subtitle: Introduction
1. Explain Biological Evolution (5-7 sentences)
Subtitle: Patterns
2. Explain how evolutionary relationships are graphically represented
3. Construct a 3 column chart listing at least 5 characteristics for the 3 major clades
4. Create a Model of a phylogeny and use the following words: ancestor, descendants, speciation
event, common ancestor (where would it be for 2 of the organisms)
5. Explain what is a clade
6. Describe how a clade is useful to scientists studying biological evolution
7. Create a Model of a phylogenic tree and label a single clade
8. Explain how phylogenic trees are misinterpreted and describe the 3 key rules to remember
when examining a phylogenic tree
9. Describe the relevance of derived characters in a phylogenic tree
10. Illustrate a phylogenic tree with the derived characters:
END of DAY 1
Day 2: Evolution 101
Subtitle: Patterns
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Explain Homologous Structures and the importance to biological evolution
Illustrate and Explain a homologous structure for the bat and a human
Define Analogous and Explain the role it plays in natural selection
Describe Carrol Linneaus’ contribution to science
Explain if the Linnean system lends itself easily to the study of evolution
Illustrate and Explain the comparison made between 3.5 Billion years of evolution and 60
seconds. (you will need to draw the face of a clock and section out the time)
7. Describe 3 mechanisms scientists use to determine when biological events occurred
End of Day 2
Day 3: Evolution 101
Today, you will make a foldable like the one shown
Title: Mechanisms: Processes of Evolution
The following 6 tabs will be for: Descent with Modification,
Mechanisms of Change, Genetic Variation, Genetic Drift,
Natural Selection, Coevolution
Tab: Descent with Modification
1. Define and Explain using the beetle example provided
Tab: Mechanisms of Change
1. Describe the 4 mechanisms for change
Tab: Genetic Variation
1. In detail, Explain the 3 sources of Genetic Variation (use the next 6 slides to complete this
correctly)
Tab: Genetic Drift
1. Describe the function of Genetic Drift in Evolution
2. Illustrate and Explain using the beetle example
Tab: Natural Selection
1. Who is the scientist credited with the idea of Evolution by Natural Selection
2. Using the idea of crickets chirping for a mate, Illustrate and Explain the idea of Natural
Selection
3. Evaluate the reproductive behaviors and any adverse side effects
4. Explain how humans have impacted populations evolution by natural selection
5. Explain how scientist evaluate the survivability of a genotype
6. Describe the forms that adaptation can manifest themselves
7. Explain what is not an adaptation
Tab: Co-evolution
1. Describe how co-evolution occurs
2. Explain the relationships possible in co-evolution
3. Illustrate examples of co-evolution
End of Day 3
Day 4: Evolution 101
*BACK TO THE SPIRAL NOTEBOOK
Subtitle: Microevolution
Draw and complete the following in a Bubble thinking map
Micro-evolution is
Can be detected by
Mechanisms of Micro-evolution (4)
Subtitle: Speciation
1. Create a cartoon similar to the one given to explain and illustrate speciation
2. Must use color, captions explaining what is happening, minimum of 8 slides
3. Questions that must appear below your cartoon
a. What causes the speciation on your cartoon?
b. What are 2 other ways that can cause speciation?
c. What impact will the speciation in your cartoon have on the environment?
Subtitle: Macro-Evolution
Draw and complete the following in a Bubble thinking map
Macro-Evolution is
Scientists are concerned with these patterns (4)
End of Day 4