TitleEvidences of Evolution

Stations

Subtitle: Charles Darwin (Pgs. 389-392)

-Father of -Sailed the HMS ______, which took ______ years to

complete. (bottom pg. 389)

-observed that _______ of plants and animals were specific to their________ surroundings. (2nd paragraph, Pg 390)

Galapagos Islands (Top of page. 391)

- (what did he observe about the plants and animals on the island?)Darwin: (1st para Pg. 392)

-Understood that…..-realized organism’s……-observed that…….

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Galapagos Tortoises

(BLM 201)

Read the top of Page 391

What did Darwin observe about the tortoises necks and shells in relation to their diet?

Vestigial Structures

-Read the text and analyze the pictures on the sheet titled “Vestigial Structures”.

-Draw and Fill in the chart

-Next, draw the 2 fish, and Answer the questions in complete sentences

Analyze the whale. What is the vestigial structure, and why do you think they have it?

Embryology

-Read the text and analyze the pictures on the sheet titled “Embryology”

Answer the question of the bottom of the page in complete sentences.

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Homologous Structures

-Copy definition

-Analyze the examples of homologous structures

-Draw 2 examples in your journal

-Copy and fill in data table in your journal

-Answer question “b” in complete sentence

Analogous Structures-Copy definition

-Analyze the examples of analogous structures

-Draw examples in your journal

-Answer questions in complete sentences

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Fossils

-Read the text

-Analyze and quickly sketch and label a “big” gyptodont and “small” armadillo

-Answer questions in complete sentences

Cladograms

-Analyze, draw, and label the picture.

-Primates and rabbits are on the same “fork”, this is because they are closely related. What do they share in common?

-What other 2 animals are closely related?

-Which animals do you think are least related?

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Speciation-(what is it?)-3 Types (pg. 394)

1._____________-(what is it?)-(give examples)2._____________-(what is it?)-(give examples)3._____________-(what is it?)-(give examples)

-Different Rates of Speciation (Pg. 395)

1._____________-(what is it?)-(give examples)2._____________-(what is it?)-(give examples)

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Analyze pics. What type of speciation does each one represent?

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Darwin’s Finches

Follow the directions for “Bird Beak Adaptations”.-Copy chart and answer questions.Galapagos Island Finches

-analyze the picture-these are all finches BUT:

-some finches have crushing bills-why do you think?

-some have grasping or probing bills-why do you think?

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Galapogos Island Finches