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Changes Over Time and Earth’s History
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I can list the important
observations Darwin made on his voyage.
I can define a species and give an example.
I can explain what a fossil is and give an example.
I can explain what Darwin hypothesized about the
origin of the Galapagos organisms.
I can describe an example of an adaptation.
I can describe and give examples of the factors that
affect natural selection; overproduction, variation
and competition.
I can explain how genetic mutations may lead to
natural selection.
I know what homologous structure means and can
give examples.
I understand why a comparison in early
development is used as evidence.
I can explain how DNA is used as evidence for
evolution.
I can describe the four ways in which fossils form;
molds and casts, petrified fossils, trace fossils,
preserved remains.
I can explain two ways in which a changing climate
may affect populations of living organisms
I understand how scientists organize living
organisms into groups.
I can explain what binomial nomenclature is, and
give an example.
I know the difference between a genus and a
species.
I can list the seven levels of classification.
I can describe how the three types of rocks are
formed and can explain how they change (the
process) into each other.
I know the difference between relative
age and absolute age.
I know how an index fossil is used to date rock
layers.
Vocabulary words:
Species, fossil, adaptation, evolution, scientific theory, natural selection, variation, comparative
anatomy, homologous structures, mold, cast, gradualism, punctuated equilibrium, paleontologist,
habitat, extinct, classification, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, genus, prokaryote, eukaryote,
branching tree diagram,
Geology, erosion, Uniformitarianism, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, relative
age, absolute age, law of superposition, fault, index fossil, atom, element, radioactive decay, halflife, geologic time scale, era, period, mass extinction