Unit 5: Evolution
Topic 1. Theory of Evolution
Essential Question: How are the mechanisms of evolutionary
change supported by evidence (e.g. fossil records, DNA,
comparative anatomy, genetic drift, gene flow, etc.)?
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What we will cover:
o Theorist's Thinking
o Natural Selection
o Evidence of Evolution
o Genetic Drift and Gene Flow
Topic 2. Geological Time
Essential Question: How have living things changed over time?
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What we will cover:
o Origin of Life
o The Fossil Record
o Hominid Evolution
Key Vocabulary: adaptation, biodiversity, cladistics, diversity,
embryology, evidence, evolution, extinction, fossil, genetic drift, gene
flow, hominid, homologous structures, mutation, offspring, observations,
phylogeny, population, reproductive isolation, species, natural selection,
theory, speciation, subspecies, variation, vestigial structures;
ADDITIONAL FOR HONORS: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, molecular
clock, convergent evolution, divergent evolution
Unit 5: Evolution
Topic 1. Theory of Evolution
Essential Question: How are the mechanisms of evolutionary
change supported by evidence (e.g. fossil records, DNA,
comparative anatomy, genetic drift, gene flow, etc.)?

What we will cover:
o Theorist's Thinking
o Natural Selection
o Evidence of Evolution
o Genetic Drift and Gene Flow
Topic 2. Geological Time
Essential Question: How have living things changed over time?

What we will cover:
o Origin of Life
o The Fossil Record
o Hominid Evolution
Key Vocabulary: adaptation, biodiversity, cladistics, diversity,
embryology, evidence, evolution, extinction, fossil, genetic drift, gene
flow, hominid, homologous structures, mutation, offspring, observations,
phylogeny, population, reproductive isolation, species, natural selection,
theory, speciation, subspecies, variation, vestigial structures;
ADDITIONAL FOR HONORS: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, molecular
clock, convergent evolution, divergent evolution
Unit 5: Evolution
Topic 1. Theory of Evolution
Essential Question: How are the mechanisms of evolutionary
change supported by evidence (e.g. fossil records, DNA,
comparative anatomy, genetic drift, gene flow, etc.)?

What we will cover:
o Theorist's Thinking
o Natural Selection
o Evidence of Evolution
o Genetic Drift and Gene Flow
Topic 2. Geological Time
Essential Question: How have living things changed over time?

What we will cover:
o Origin of Life
o The Fossil Record
o Hominid Evolution
Key Vocabulary: adaptation, biodiversity, cladistics, diversity,
embryology, evidence, evolution, extinction, fossil, genetic drift, gene
flow, hominid, homologous structures, mutation, offspring, observations,
phylogeny, population, reproductive isolation, species, natural selection,
theory, speciation, subspecies, variation, vestigial structures;
ADDITIONAL FOR HONORS: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, molecular
clock, convergent evolution, divergent evolution
Unit 5: Evolution
Topic 1. Theory of Evolution
Essential Question: How are the mechanisms of evolutionary
change supported by evidence (e.g. fossil records, DNA,
comparative anatomy, genetic drift, gene flow, etc.)?

What we will cover:
o Theorist's Thinking
o Natural Selection
o Evidence of Evolution
o Genetic Drift and Gene Flow
Topic 2. Geological Time
Essential Question: How have living things changed over time?

What we will cover:
o Origin of Life
o The Fossil Record
o Hominid Evolution
Key Vocabulary: adaptation, biodiversity, cladistics, diversity,
embryology, evidence, evolution, extinction, fossil, genetic drift, gene
flow, hominid, homologous structures, mutation, offspring, observations,
phylogeny, population, reproductive isolation, species, natural selection,
theory, speciation, subspecies, variation, vestigial structures;
ADDITIONAL FOR HONORS: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, molecular
clock, convergent evolution, divergent evolution