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Evolution Syllabus
Date
2/28
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Objectives
Explain the relationship between evolution
and natural selection.
Describe the components of the natural
selection theory
Describe three ways variation is introduced
into populations
Describe the role of the environment in
natural selection and evolution
Explain the biochemical evidence that life
forms are related
Explain with examples how homologies,
analogies and vestigial structures show
evidence for evolution
Explain how embryology provides evidence
for evolution
Describe relative and radiometric dating
methods.
Solve radiometric dating problems
3/12
Name and describe the theory for the
evolution of eukaryotes
List the evidence for endosymbiosis
3/14
Describe the progression of life forms from
anaerobic bacteria to birds and mammals
Describe how multicellular organisms
evolved
3/18
3/20
3/24
3/26
Calculate allelic frequencies and use this data
to determine if a population is evolving or in
equilibrium.
List the factors that cause populations to
evolve.
Calculate allelic frequencies
Name and describe two evolutionary events
that cause genetic drift.
Explain how genetic drift affects genetic
diversity
Explain why genetic diversity is important
Describe what a balanced polymorphism is
and what causes it to occur.
Describe how new species evolve (three
ingredients)
In Class Activities
Genetics Test
Powerpoint: Charles
Darwin and Natural
Selection
Instruction Packet
Lab: Natural Selection of
Jelly bellicus.
Homework
Chapter 14 RG #1-19
Finish Chapter 14 RG
Instruction packet:
Evidence for Evolution
Video Clip: What Darwin
Never Knew
Computer Lab: Whale
Evolution
Chapter 17 RG 1-14
Instruction Packet: Fossil
Record and radiometric
dating
Lab: Radioactive decay
Finish Chapter 17 RG
Instruction Packet: The
Record of Life
Computer Lab:
Endosymbiosis Web Quest
Lab: History of Life in One
Day
Video: Dogs and More Dogs
Finish History of Life in One
Day
Chapter 14-17 Quest
Chapter 14 and 17 Test
Finish History of Life in One
Day
Hand back Test
Worksheet: Calculating
Allelic Frequencies
Computer Lab: Research
for Evolution Projects
Chapter 15 RG Check
Instruction Packet: Part II
Lab: Calculating Allelic
Frequencies
Lab: Genetic Bottlenecks
Chapter 15 RG All
Finish Genetic Bottleneck
Lab
Balanced Polymorphism
Lab
Work on presentations
Work on presentations
Chapter 16 RG All
3/28
Distinguish between sympatric and allopatric
speciation
Describe the various pre and post-mating
isolating mechanisms that maintain
reproductive isolation
See 3/24
Instruction Packet:
Speciation
4/1
Lizard Lab
Chapter 15,16 Review
Sheets
Presentations
4/3
Chapter 15 and 16 Test
Presentations
Study for Chapter 15 and
16 Test
Chapter 18 RG All