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Unit 6 Evolution Syllabus
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12/5
Ch 22 – 25
CHAPTER 22: EVOLUTION: DARWINIAN VIEW
p 438-51
Geological gradualism
Lamarck’s theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics
Darwin’s observations regarding species of animals on the Galapagos Islands
Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection
5 lines of evidence for Darwin’s Theory
CHAPTER 23: HOW POPULATIONS EVOLVE & PROBLEMS
Gene Pool
Causes of genetic variation
Hardy Weinberg theorem
Natural Selection
Genetic drift
p 454-70
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CHAPTER 23: HOW POPULATIONS EVOLVE & PROBLEMS
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LAB: HARDY-WEINBERG APPLICATION of EVOLVING POPULATIONS
On-line Pre-lab Due: Lab 8 Population Genetics & Evolution
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CHAPTER 24: ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Biological “species”
Allopatric speciation
Isolating mechanisms
Sympatric speciation
(prezygotic and post zygotic)
Punctuated equilibrium
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CHAPTER 25: MACROEVOLUTION-TRACING PHYLOGENY
p 491-507
Fossils (formation & dating)
Adaptive Radiation
Continental drift
Taxonomy (homology & molecular biology)
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UNIT 6 TEST: CHAPTERS 22-25
p 472-88
Unit 7 Classification Syllabus
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12/12 M
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CHAPTER 26: EARLY LIFE AND ORIGIN OF LIFE
Early atmosphere
Evidence for RNA
Miller and Urey’s experiment
Evolution of Prokaryotic metabolism
Fox’s proteinoids
Evolution of Eukaryotic cells
Protobionts
3 Domains
p 512-28
CHAPTER 27: PROKARYOTES
Characteristics
Ecological Impact of Prokaryotes
p 534-47
CHAPTER 28: EUKARYOTES-PROTISTS
Characteristics of protists
Alternation of Generations
Multicellularity
p 529-31
Reproduction of Prokaryotes
Modes of nutrition
p 549-69
3 major types of protists
algae, protozoans, slime mold
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1/9
p 573-79
origin of plants
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LAB: CLASSIFICATION OF PROTISTS: PROTOZOANS
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LAB: CLASSIFICATION OF PROTISTS: ALGAE
12/19 M
1/3
CHAPTER 29: PLANT DIVERSITY
Evolution of plants
terrestrial adaptations
CHAPTER 31: FUNGI
Characteristics of Fungi
Fungi reproduction
p 608-23
Ecological impact of Fungi
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CHAPTER 32: INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL DIVERSITY
p 626-35
Characteristics of Animal Kingdom
radial - bilateral symmetry
acoelomates - pseudocoelomates – coelomates
protostomes - deuterostomes
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CHAPTER 33: INVERTEBRATES
Distinguish between Phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Rotifera
Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda and
Echinodermata and Chordata
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CHAPTER 34: VERTEBRATES
p 671-700
Characteristics of Chordates
Characteristics of Vertebrates
Distinguish between Agnathans, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia, Reptilia,
Aves, Mammalia
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REVIEW
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UNIT 7 TEST - CHAPTERS 26 -29, 31-34
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Course Review and Feedback
Chapter 19: Control Of Eukaryotic Genomes/Biology Of Cancer
Ch 19: pp 359 – 374
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Chapter 19: Control Of Eukaryotic Genomes/Biology Of Cancer
Ch 19: pp 374 - 381
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Chapter 20: DNA Technology
Restriction enzymes
Nucleic acid probes
Ch 20: pp 384 - 390
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Exam Review
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1/13-1/20
Exams
cloning
libraries
gel electrophoresis
cDNA
p 638-67