PPT-Evolution

By Carol Ane Caballeros Charles Darwin Charles Darwins Background Charles was born in Shrewsbury 1809 Darwins father was a doctor and his mother was the daughter of Josiah Wedgewood Darwin was sent to study medicine at the age of 16 and when his family figured out that he really wasnt a fan of a medical career they transferred him to . The . formation of a new . species. 15.3 Speciation. What is a species?. A group of organisms with similar characteristics capable of producing fertile . offspring. Members of a . species. . share. the . The Importance of Evolution in Ecology. Ecologists study proximate or “how” questions:. How nutrients flow through ecosystems. Evolutionary biologists study ultimate or “why” questions:. Why does a stickleback fish have armor in one lake but not another?. Chapter 10. Biological Evolution. Evolution the word, has several meanings. Evolution – gradual change to improve or become more complex - change. Evolution – random changes made by chance to get what we see today – goo to you (theory of evolution). 3. Objectives. Advertising’s Role in Capitalism. Role in Manufacturing & Retailing. Know Era’s & Association with Culture. Identify Evolutionary Forces. The Value of an Evolutionary Perspective. THEORY OF EVOLUTION. The theory of evolution is scientists explanation of how living things began. .. Also called organic evolution . LIVING ORGANISMS HAVE CHANGED GRADUALLY OVER TIME TO FORM NEW ORGANISMS THAT ARE MORE COMPLEX.. Evolution of Tobacco Control. Evolution of Tobacco Control. Source:. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Images Library. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture. THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MICROBIAL LIFE. HOW DID LIFE ORIGINATE?. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION. LIFE ARISING FROM NON-LIVING MATTER. LONG BELIEVED AS THE ACCEPTED EXPLANATION OF ORIGINATION OF LIFE. EXPERIMENTS EVENTUALLY SHOWED IT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. 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?. 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). A mechanism for change in populations.. Any change in the . inherited . traits within a population across generations. Individuals better adapted to their environment tend to survive and . produce more offspring. Mechanisms of concerted evolution. Unequal cross-over. Gene conversion: non-reciprocal transfer of information between homologous sequences; the main mechanism invoked to explain concerted evolution. of . the Red . Queen. CfE. . Advanced Higher Biology. Unit . 2: . Organisms and Evolution. SQA mandatory key information. A change in the traits of one species acts as a selection pressure on the other species. . . The process by which organism change over time. Based on science, not opinion.. Darwin. :. Evolution is descent with modification. Evolution. :. changes through time. Species accumulate difference.