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A Do you think D these birds are related? Why or Why Not? C E B What do you think each bird eats? Why do you think that? Change Over Time Organisms adapt to suit their environment – they evolve Who is Darwin? Charles Darwin is considered the father of modern evolutionary theory Darwin’s 5 year voyage as the naturalist on the HMS Beagle helped him develop the theory of how change over time occurs Figure 15–1 Darwin’s Voyage Section 15-1 They explored South America and the South Pacific, including the now famous Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America They collected samples of fossils and live specimens for study The islands had animals that were unique, but they also had species that were similar to those on the mainland – Ex: marine iguanas and tortises Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands Section 15-1 Pinta Pinta Island Tower Marchena Intermediate shell Fernandina James Santa Cruz Isabela Santa Fe Hood Island Floreana Isabela Island Dome-shaped shell Hood Saddle-backed shell Darwin Presents His Case Through his observations abroad, he concluded that natural variations or differences occur among individuals of a population – EX: Galapagos Finches Natural Selection What is Natural Selection: – Organisms with more favorable traits or variations tend to survive and reproduce; organisms with less favorable traits are less likely to survive 2 Main Points of Natural Selection 1. Struggle for existence: competition for territory, food, water, and mates 2. Survival of the fittest: some organisms are better suited to survive in an environment as a result of adaptations - Examples of Adaptations Mimicry: copying the appearance of other species Camouflage: blending into the environment Adaptations can take millions to hundreds of years Bacteria show adaptations in 50 or less years Mimicry Camouflage Before the Industrial Revolution, the white peppered moths were camouflaged better than the black peppered moth in England. However, the pollution caused by the industrial revolution caused a lot of the trees around England to become a black color. The number of white moths decreased, where the number of black moths increased, this is population change over time Evidence for Change Over Time 1. Fossils: by using fossils, scientists can show the sequence of evolution in an organism 2. Geography: organisms that are similar but live in different parts of the world – Earth has changed over the last 4.6 billion years: Pangaea (the super continent) Figure 15–14 Geographic Distribution of Living Species Section 15-3 Beaver Beaver NORTH AMERICA Muskrat Muskrat Beaver and Muskrat Coypu Capybara Capybara SOUTH AMERICA Coypu Coypu and Capybara Evidence for Evolution 3. Homologous Structures: structures that are similar and seen in different species • Ex: forelimbs of humans/bats Evidence for Evolution 4. Vestigial Structures: a body structure that appears to no longer have a function • Ex: appendix in humans, hipbones in snakes Vestigial Structures Evidence for Evolution 5. Embryology: by studying unborn organisms, we can see structures in common during development in different organisms Embryology Embryology Embryology 6. Genetic Relationships: DNA comparisons help establish evolutionary relationships between different species Extra Tidbit of Info Sometimes organisms with close relationships (like symbiosis) evolve together in response to each other’s changes • Madagascar orchid and hawk moth To reach the nectar of this orchid requires a 30 centimeter (eleven inch) proboscis (tongue) to penetrate the long nectar spur (white arrow).