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HAPPY TUESDAY
Bellwork for yesterday write “video”
Today you will need: Something to write with, a new Bellwork Sheet and your Journal
Turn in your homework from yesterday (video worksheet)
Bellwork for today: 1.With a partner, discuss the white card on your table. 2. Then sort through the pink cards and choose the one
that you think would happen next.3. On your bellwork sheet EXPLAIN why you and your
partner chose that card. Use at least three sentences.
Standard: (7E)Analyze and evaluate relationship of natural
selection to adaptation.
Essential Question:What is evolution and what causes
1. Genetic Mutation:• DNA errors in replication, transcription, translation,
or because of environmental factors.– The source of all new genes/traits in a population
• If mutations are passed on to offspring (over generations), then evolution has occurred
2. Non-Random Mating• Not all mates are created
equal.
•In many species, mates are not selected at random. They are chosen for specific characteristics..
•This limits the size of the gene pool because only the genes of the mating individuals are passed to the next generation.
3. Natural selection: the process by which individuals with characteristics that are not well suited to their environment either die or leave few offspring.
It is not seen directly, but only observed as changes in a population over a long time.
3. Natural Selection• survival of the fittest• advantageous genes are passed
on to the next generation while harmful genes are eliminated
*the driving force of evolution
Examples of natural selection
Why does natural selection happen?
1. Population size is limited by
environmental resources
2. Fitness: the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.
Adaptation: any inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival.
Successful adaptations: - enable organisms to become better suited to
their environment - increase an individual’s ability to survive and
reproduce.
Humans have thousands of adaptations: large brain, opposable thumbs, excellent sensory organs, light, strong skeleton, etc.
Bunny Simulation
If only one species is considered the "fittest", why do we still have so many variations among species. Why do some birds have very long pointy beaks, while other birds have short flat beaks?
Summary of Darwin’s Theory: Individual organisms differ and some of these variations are
heritable (passed on) Organisms produce more offspring than can survive and
many that do survive do not reproduce Because more organisms are produce than can survive, they
must compete for limited resources (food, shelter, etc) Each unique organism has different advantages (good) and
disadvantages (bad) Individuals best suited to their environment survive and
reproduce successfully These organisms that survive pass their heritable traits to
their offspring
Summary of Darwin’s Theory cont’d: Other individuals that are not suited for their
environment die or leave few offspring This process called natural selection causes species
to change over time Species alive today are descended with modification
from ancestral species (their ancestors) This process by which diverse species evolved from
a common ancestor unites all organisms on Earth into a single tree of life
What to do:1. Check you grade in the
back.2. Figure out which of the
assignments you need to make up.
3. Get the assignment.4. When finished, turn it in to
you class period tray.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO MAKE UP:• Congratulations! You won a trip to
space! You are going to Mars to study the organisms that live there. When you arrive you observe 2 new species. Using the basic characteristics of Mars, create the two species you encounter with adaptations that are appropriate for life on Mars. Write 5 sentences describing the organisms and draw a picture of them on Mars.Basic Characteristics of Mars:
• Diverse terrain, including: mountains, valleys, polar ice caps, deserts• Atmosphere has clouds, thus rain• The red color is due to blowing sand• Has vegatation• It is VERY cold.