Unit 5: Objectives

Objective 5.1:  Explain who Charles Darwin was, and what his observations and conclusions were.
Objective 5.2: Define “scientific theory”
Objective 5.3: Define “evolution”
Objective 5.4: Describe the contributions of the following scientists: Hutton and Lyle, Lamark, Malthus
Objective 5.5: Know what artificial selection is and how it acts as an experiment on natural selection.
Objective 5.6: Define “natural selection”. Explain what three conditions are necessary for natural selection to occur
Objective 5.7: Outline all of the evidence that support the theory of evolution
Objective 5.8: Describe how genetic variation is produced in a population (gene pool, allele frequency)
Objective 5.9: Differentiate between evolution on single-gene traits and evolution on polygenic traits
Objective 5.10: Outline the different types of selection that occur with polygenic traits
Objective 5.11: Explain what the Hardy-Weinberg principle predicts when it comes to genetic equilibrium and evolution
Objective 5.12: Describe the process of speciation. Outline what speciation results from.
Objective 5.13: Know how to read and construct a cladogram by comparing traits among different species
Objective 5.14: Use a cladogram to pinpoint where a common ancestor between two different species would be.

Unit 5: Power Points 

Date:
Power Point:
June 11-12, 2019
Unit 5 Notes (cladograms)

Unit 5: Note Blanks

Date:
Note Blank:
June 3-12, 2019
Unit 5 Notes

Unit 5: Assignments

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Unit 4: Resources

VIDEO- Clearly Stated- Evidence of Evolution