Honors Biology
Student Friendly Objectives
Unit 5: Chapter 16–Evolution of Populations
16-1 Genes and Variation
a. Explain what a gene pool is.
b. Identity the main sources of inheritable variation in a population.
c. State what determines how a phenotype is expressed.
16-2
Evolution as Genetic Change
a. Explain how natural selection affects single-gene and polygenic traits.
b. Describe genetic drift.
c. List the five conditions needed to maintain genetic equilibrium.
16-3
The Process of Speciation
a. Identify the condition necessary for a new species to evolve.
b. Describe the process of speciation in the Galápagos finches.
17-4
Patterns of Evolution
a. Identify important patterns of macroevolution.
Vocabulary:
gene pool
relative frequency
single-gene trait
polygenic trait
directional selection
disruptive selection
stabilizing selection
Assignments:
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genetic drift
founder effect
Hardy-Weinberg principle
genetic equilibrium
speciation
reproductive isolation
behavioral isolation
geographic isolation
macroevolution
adaptive radiation
convergent evolution
coevolution
punctuated equilibrium
Read Chapter 16 and section 17-4 of Chapter 17
Variation of population lab.
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