PPT-Evidence of Evolution

EQ What evidence convinced Darwin that species could change over time TEK 7ACDE Supported by 5 branches of science Evidence of Evolution The Fossil Record Paleontology Geographic Distribution of Living Things Geography. Variation in Living Things. SPECIES  - Group of organisms that interbreed. VARIATION - small differences between individuals of a species  . Some neither helpful nor harmful  . Some enable organism to be better suited to its environment.. Evidence for Evolution. What is Evolution??. Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.. Ben Spoerlein. Resident Assistant. Ball State University. Muncie, IN. Charles Darwin. (February 12. th. , 1809 – April 19. th. , 1882). Credited with providing the first convincing evidence for the theory of evolution in his immortal work, . There is overwhelming evidence for the evolution of life on Earth. . Evolution in summary. Evolution occurs when heritable characteristics of a species change. . Evolution at its most fundamental level simply describes a . Evidence of Evolution. Essential Questions. What is the anatomical evidence of evolution?. How are fossils used as evidence of evolution?. What evolutionary evidence do we have from the field comparative embryology?. Organism DNA. 1a. Some of the strongest evidence for evolutionary relationships comes from studying the DNA of different organisms.. 1b. The fact that all organisms use the same DNA molecule to code for genetic information suggests that these organisms share a distant ancestor.. LAMARCK (1744 – 1829) . He proposed . 3 theories. to explain how species change…. Theory of Need. Theory of Use and Disuse. The Theory that Acquired Traits Can Be Passed on to Offspring.. August Weismann (1834-1914). 30 Minute Inquiry Activity. Research one of the following types of Evolutionary Evidence:. Fossil . Record. Vestigial . Structures. Homologous . Structures. Comparative . DNA. Note . the following about your type of evidence:. What do we use in order to determine evolutionary relationships?. Fossil Record. Anatomical Evidence. Molecular Evidence. Embryological Evidence. Evidence for Evolution. Fossil Record. Evidence for Evolution. Evidence from around the world, experimentation, geology, fossils, discussion with other scientists (Alfred Wallace) lead to:. Theory of evolution . (Biology only). Charles. Darwin ‘On the Origin of the Species’ (1859). Evidence. Evidence. . of . common ancestry . among species comes from many sources.. . 2. FIVE PIECES OF EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION. G – Geographical . distribution . F – Fossil . evidence (remains of ancient organisms). Early scientists proposed ideas about evolution. . Evolution is the biological change process by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors.. A species is a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring.. Chapter 17: Processes of Evolution. Early Beliefs. 19. th. century: discovered species shared many traits, but lived in different parts of the world. Problematic – species only looked similar on the outside, but inside were very different . Science. Comparison with blood chemical (‘B’) between humans and other vertebrates.. humans. -. chimpanzee. 0. chicken. 11. Rhesus monkey. 1. frog. 17. mouse. 8. lamprey. 29. Challenge answer. What organisms are most closely related to us? .