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Theory of Evolution “Nothing in biology makes sense EXCEPT in the light of evolution.” -Theodosius Dobzhansky Early Evolutionary Thought James Hutton Gradualism Gradual change over time species formation http://lhs2.lps .org/staff/spu tnam/Biology/ U6Evolution/g radualism.gif Early Evolutionary Thought Gould and Eldredge Punctuated A Equilibrium successful species may stay unchanged Environmental changes cause evolution in spurts http://lhs2.lps .org/staff/spu tnam/Biology/ U6Evolution/g radualism.gif Early Evolutionary Thought Jean-Baptiste Law Lamarck of Use and Disuse Understood change over time Organisms Change Size Or Shape Of Organs By Using Them Or Not Adaptations are acquired during organism’s lifetime http://www.princesslei a.com/images/MyImage s/essays/giraffe_lamark .jpg Early Evolutionary Thought Charles Darwin Traveled around the world Galapagos Islands where he made his Theory of “Descent with Modification”. *Glencoe The Galapagos Islands Darwin studied the animals on islands Tortoises Iguanas *Glencoe Finches Natural Selection Descent with Modification AKA: “Natural Selection” *Glencoe Organisms best adapted Most likely to survive Reproduce & Pass on adaptations to offspring Ex: Artificial Selection Breeding Evidence of Evolution Anatomy Homologous Structures Structural features with a common evolutionary origin *Glencoe Evidence of Evolution Analogous Structures Similar function but no shared evolutionary origin. *Glencoe Evidence of Evolution Vestigial Structures Body structure in a present-day organism no longer useful But useful to an ancestor. *Glencoe Evidence of Evolution Embryology The embryos of a fish, a reptile, a bird, and a mammal have: A Post anal tail Pharyngeal gills Suggest evolution from a distant, common ancestor Pharyngeal pouches Tail Fish Tail Reptile Bird Mammal *Glencoe Pharyngeal pouches Evidence of Evolution Biochemistry Species with common ancestor more recently have similar hemoglobin (hemo – blood) amino acid sequences. Adaptations Mimicry Enables one species to resemble another species. Ex. Coral snake which has a powerful neurotoxin that paralyzes the breathing muscles. The common Milk snake is harmless “Red and black, friend to Jack; red and yellow kill a fellow” *Wikipedia Adaptations Camouflage Adaptation that enables species to blend with their surroundings *Wikipedia Adaptations Physiological Adaptations Changes in an organism’s metabolic processes Much Faster Antibiotic Resistance Ex. Antibiotics developed during the twentieth century are no longer effective *Glencoe Speciation New species form Reproductive Isolation Organisms of the same species no longer breed b/c: Geographic separation Difference in mating periods Genetic differences increase and new species are formed