Slide 1 Slide 2 Natural Selection Natural selection is the process by which those heritable traits that make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully reproduce…

Slide 1Aim: How did species evolve ? HW 13 Text read chapter 16 Do Analyzing Data Activity page 408 Slide 2 Patterns of Evolution Natural selection can ultimately lead to…

PowerPoint Presentation SPECIES DIVERSITY -Ecology- Species diversity INTRODUCTION (Palarca) Species diversity Species- Largest group of organisms capable of interbreeding…

Accuracy The degree to which results of an investigation agree with the accepted value (first-hand investigation)/ scientific findings (secondary-source investigation) Active…

Slide 1 Hominid Evolution Slide 2 Hominids  family of organism that includes humans Earliest subgroup of primates –FAMILY is a classification level between ORDER and…

Slide 1 STATION 1: Answer the following: 1)What is evolution? 2)These bones are known as? 3)What does the similarity of these structures indicate? 4) What are vestigial structures?…

Slide 1 Explain why variations in a population are seen as a bell shaped curve. Agenda for Friday Feb 20 th 1.Patterns and Mechanism notes 2.Go over variation lab Slide 2…

Homologous and Analogous Structures Homologous and Analogous Structures Structures that are similar but has different functions Shows common ancestry Homologous structures…

EVOLUTION Objectives: 1. Explain how natural selection works? 2. What observations did Darwin helped him develop the theory of evolution? 3. What does adaptation mean? Give…

Other Causes of Variation Other Causes of Variation 14.3, 14.4, 14.5 Starting page 299 1. Chromosomal Mutations: Random variation is due to mutations in genes. When variations…