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Course Number and Name: BIO121 General Biology
Unit 13: Evidence of Evolution
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Overview and
Essential Question(s)
Welcome to Unit 13. This week we will learn about the different types of
scientific evidence that exist that supports the theory of evolution. We
will learn about the different types of fossils and why transitional
specimens are so crucial. We’ll discuss biogeography and how that can be
used to explain the evolution of a species. We will also compare anatomy
of seemingly unrelated species and discover how many similarities exist.
Finally, we will describe embryonic development patterns among
different organisms and also how the similarity of biological molecules
show support to the theory of evolution.
Essential Questions
 What types of information are used to determine how species are
related to one another?
 Why are transitional fossils especially useful for understanding
evolutionary relationships?
 Why are vestigial structures are important to evolutionary biology?
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Performance
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Multimedia Lectures
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Describe attributes that can be used to determine evolutionary
relatedness in species. (13.1-5)
Explain why hard body parts are more likely to appear in the fossil
record. (13.1)
Describe two ways that the age of a fossil can be determined. (13.1)
Explain how biogeography can be used to explain the evolution of a
species. (13.2)
Compare and contrast homologous, analogous, and vestigial
structures. (13.3)
Explain how embryonic development can be used to identify
evolutionary relationships. (13.4)
Describe how DNA sequences can reveal evolutionary relatedness.
(13.5)
Explain what is meant by a molecular clock. (13.5)
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Activities and
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Read the chapter from your textbook, and then review the
lecture presentation associated with this chapter.
View the animations that go along with this chapter.
Complete the discussion board question for this chapter
(graded). You will need to submit your first post to the
discussion board question by Wednesday at 11:59pm EST, and
also post throughout the week (minimum post on 3 separate
days of the week).
Complete the Quiz on Chapter 13
Complete the Connect Learn Smart Module