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Viewing Guide for “Great Transformations,” one of the Evolution Series video programs Viewing Guide for “Great Transformations,” one of the Evolution Series video programs Directions: As you watch “Great Transformations,” please respond to the following questions in your journal. Directions: As you watch “Great Transformations,” please respond to the following questions in your journal. Fossils mentioned: creodont, basilosaurus, durodon, acanthostega, pikea, tetrapod, synonyx, pakicetus Fossils mentioned: creodont, basilosaurus, durodon, acanthostega, pikea, tetrapod, synonyx, pakicetus The transformation that resulted in whales! The transformation that resulted in whales! 1. What are some of the reasons P. Gingerich believes that humans are attracted to the study of whales? 1. What are some of the reasons P. Gingerich believes that humans are attracted to the study of whales? 2. What was intriguing about the skull fragment Gingerich found in Pakistan? 2. What was intriguing about the skull fragment Gingerich found in Pakistan? 3. What kinds of fossils did Gingerich and his team find in the Sahara? 3. What kinds of fossils did Gingerich and his team find in the Sahara? 4. What evidence did the Saharan fossils provide that suggests that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals? 4. What evidence did the Saharan fossils provide that suggests that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals? 5. Over time, what happened to the nostrils of whale ancestors? 5. Over time, what happened to the nostrils of whale ancestors? 6. What additional evidence is there for whales’ land based ancestry? (Is this guy’s name really Frank Fish?) 6. What additional evidence is there for whales’ land based ancestry? (Is this guy’s name really Frank Fish?) The transformation that resulted in life on land! The transformation that resulted in life on land! 7. What is the significance of the 370 million year old tetrapod shoulder fossil found in 1995? 7. What is the significance of the 370 million year old tetrapod shoulder fossil found in 1995? 8. What did Clack find in Greenland, and how does it add to the story? 8. What did Clack find in Greenland, and how does it add to the story? 9. Explain the meaning of “Fish experimented with a variety of strategies,” and relate it to these tetrapod fossil discoveries. 9. Explain the meaning of “Fish experimented with a variety of strategies,” and relate it to these tetrapod fossil discoveries. The transformation that resulted in the animal body plan! The transformation that resulted in the animal body plan! 10. What was the Cambrian Explosion? 10. What was the Cambrian Explosion? 11. What kinds of fossils were unearthed in the Burgess Shale? 11. What kinds of fossils were unearthed in the Burgess Shale? 12. Why is the Cambrian Explosion part of our (human) history? 12. Why is the Cambrian Explosion part of our (human) history? 13. What questions interested developmental biologist Mike Levine? 13. What questions interested developmental biologist Mike Levine? 14. What did Lewis, of Cal Tech, propose about the genetics of the animal body plan? 14. What did Lewis, of Cal Tech, propose about the genetics of the animal body plan? 15. What happens when the “antennapedia” gene misfires? 15. What happens when the “antennapedia” gene misfires? 16. Describe the 1994 experiments involving Drosophila and mouse genes… 16. Describe the 1994 experiments involving Drosophila and mouse genes… 17. What does the available evidence suggest about the degree to which mechanisms of animal-building have been conserved? 17. What does the available evidence suggest about the degree to which mechanisms of animal-building have been conserved? Viewing Guide for “Great Transformations,” one of the Evolution Series video programs Viewing Guide for “Great Transformations,” one of the Evolution Series video programs Directions: As you watch “Great Transformations,” please respond to the following questions in your journal. Directions: As you watch “Great Transformations,” please respond to the following questions in your journal. The transformation that resulted in whales! 1. What are some of the reasons P. Gingerich believes that humans are attracted to the study of whales? 2. What was intriguing about the skull fragment Gingerich found in Pakistan? 3. What kinds of fossils did Gingerich and his team find in the Sahara? 4. What evidence did the Saharan fossils provide that suggests that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals? 5. Over time, what happened to the nostrils of whale ancestors? 6. What additional evidence is there for whales’ land based ancestry? (Is this guy’s name really Frank Fish?) The transformation that resulted in whales! 1. What are some of the reasons P. Gingerich believes that humans are attracted to the study of whales? 2. What was intriguing about the skull fragment Gingerich found in Pakistan? 3. What kinds of fossils did Gingerich and his team find in the Sahara? 4. What evidence did the Saharan fossils provide that suggests that whales evolved from four-legged land mammals? 5. Over time, what happened to the nostrils of whale ancestors? 6. What additional evidence is there for whales’ land based ancestry? (Is this guy’s name really Frank Fish?) The transformation that resulted in life on land! 7. What is the significance of the 370 million year old tetrapod shoulder fossil found in 1995? 8. What did Clack find in Greenland, and how does it add to the story? 9. Explain the meaning of “Fish experimented with a variety of strategies,” and relate it to these tetrapod fossil discoveries. The transformation that resulted in life on land! 7. What is the significance of the 370 million year old tetrapod shoulder fossil found in 1995? 8. What did Clack find in Greenland, and how does it add to the story? 9. Explain the meaning of “Fish experimented with a variety of strategies,” and relate it to these tetrapod fossil discoveries. The transformation that resulted in the animal body plan! 10. What was the Cambrian Explosion? 11. What kinds of fossils were unearthed in the Burgess Shale? 12. Why is the Cambrian Explosion part of our (human) history? 13. What questions interested developmental biologist Mike Levine? 14. What did Lewis, of Cal Tech, propose about the genetics of the animal body plan? 15. What happens when the “antennapedia” gene misfires? 16. Describe the 1994 experiments involving Drosophila and mouse genes… 17. What does the available evidence suggest about the degree to which mechanisms of animal-building have been conserved? The transformation that resulted in the animal body plan! 10. What was the Cambrian Explosion? 11. What kinds of fossils were unearthed in the Burgess Shale? 12. Why is the Cambrian Explosion part of our (human) history? 13. What questions interested developmental biologist Mike Levine? 14. What did Lewis, of Cal Tech, propose about the genetics of the animal body plan? 15. What happens when the “antennapedia” gene misfires? 16. Describe the 1994 experiments involving Drosophila and mouse genes… 17. What does the available evidence suggest about the degree to which mechanisms of animal-building have been conserved?
