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Spontaneous Generation Before the 17 th century the belief of where life came from was Spontaneous Generation: Living things come from non-living things Ex. Throwing waste into the street creates rats and flies 3 scientists tested this hypothesis: Redi Spallanzani Pasteur

“Slow Death of Spontaneous Generation” On the back of the article, there is a chart to show how the three scientists experimented with Spontaneous Generation. Copy the chart in your science notebook and fill in the chart (in your notebook) as you read the article.

Evolution Tuesday 1/27/2015 Agenda : Evolution Notes: Spontaneous Generation Notes: Biogenesis Activity: Human Hand Adaptation GRADE CHECKS TODAY! (1 st Hour Only) Homework/Class Work : No Homework Tonight!

Scientists Hypothesis Draw the Experiment Results Conclusion Redi Needham Boiling liquid will kill microorganisms Boiled broth into a flask, sealed & waited Microorganisms grew in the flask Spontaneous generation DOES occurSpallazaniPasteur Maggots developed from eggs of flies 2 jars with meat: one covered with cheese cloth & other open The uncovered jar had maggots & the covered one didn’t Spontaneous generation does not occur Spontaneous generation does not occur. Microorganisms are produced by other microorgansisms Boiled chicken broth in flask & curved neck into sideways “S” shape. No microorganisms grew Spontaneous generation does not occur. Microorganisms are produced by other microorgansisms Sealed flask of chicken broth took out air & boiled it No microorganisms grew

Spontaneous Generation: Venn diagram

Redi’s Experiment 4 jars of meat Two open jars vs. two closed jars Result: Maggots and flies were only found in the open jars What do these results tell us?

Spallanzani’s Experiment Boiled meat broth in 2 flasks Open flask vs . sealed flaskResult: After three days, the broth in the open flask was cloudy = microorganism growth What do these results tell us?

Pasteur’s Experiment He redid Spallanzani’s experiment Used a curved neck flask Left it open for one year Result: remained clear Broke the neck Left it for one day (it was cloudy) What do these results tell us?

Conclusion to all 3 experiments: spontaneous generation has been disproved! The New hypothesis: Biogenesis: all living things come from other living things.

How are organisms broken up?? Species & populations!

SPECIES : A group that is reproductively isolated ( organisms that can breed & produce fertile offspring ) QUESTION: Can two different species mate & produce an offspring?

THIS IS A LIGER THIS IS A MULE

The Liger… Male lion and female tiger Like most hybrids they are sterile However an occasional female has been found which can reproduce. No fertile males have been found.

POPULATION: a group of individuals of the same species that are not prevented from breeding & producing offspring . QUESTION: Name one circumstance in which 2 groups of a single species of squirrel might be prevented from breeding with each other. ANSWER: The groups may have gotten separated geographically and are unable to interact or breed.

ADAPTATION: is any inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of surviving in a particular environment. FITNESS: an organism’s ability to survive in order to reproduce in an environment.

Human Hand Adaptation  Each PAIR should have a bucket & a yellow handout What is NOT included: Masking tape PencilBookShoeBackpack with zipper

Evolution Wednesday/Thursday 1/28-1/29/2015 Agenda : Evolution Activity: Finish Human Hand Adaptation Notes: Adaptations Activity: Zygoozles Homework/Class Work : No Homework Tonight!

TYPES OF ADAPTATIONS 1. Structural 2. Behavioral 3. Physiological Let’s look at each type as we consider 2 species: the tundra & icecap-dwelling arctic fox & the desert dwelling fennec fox.

arctic fox ( Alopex lagopus) fennec fox ( Vulpes zerda) Structural Adaptation : The form that the organism takes. EX: Big ears and small ears of foxes. Heat escapes easily from the blood that passes through the vessels in the fennec fox’s ears. Cool blood from the ears then circulates through the body & keeps the fennec fox from overheating.

Behavioral Adaptation: These are innate or inherited actions that individuals of the species perform. Arctic fox: Can be active any time of the day; ready to find food whenever available. Fennec fox: Is nocturnal; sleeps during the day & hunts at night

Physiological Adaptation : Related to the biochemical processes at work within an organism’s body. Compare the processing of food & water: Arctic fox: food is scarce in winter; effective at storing food energy as fat. Fennec fox: little free water available; adapted to get all moisture it needs from fruit, roots, & leaves.

Adaptations Work Together Adaptations work together to produce a species fit for surviving in a specific environment. The big ears( structural ) cools fox & gives acute hearing which helps when fox hunts & night ( behavioral ) & the fox has special retina; tapetum ( physiological ) that gives the fox night vision.

PROCEDURES 1. You will examine the zygoozles. Discuss the similar & different traits the organisms possess. 2.Cut out each organism. Decide which organism represents the ancestral form (you get to pick). 3.Arrange the organisms in the order you believe they evolved. 4. Once you have decided where the pictures will be, glue the pictures in place on the paper.

5. Draw an arrow between each picture and state the change to show the direction of evolutionary change. 6. Choose 5 arrows and write a statement by each picture to justify the change that occurred. 7. Draw a picture of the fossil that could evolve next. Explain why the creature would have the traits you gave it. Describe a structural, behavioral and physiological adaptation 8. Color and decorate your paper to make it appealing. PROCEDURES