PPT-Human Evolution

Divergent evolution starts the same then the differences add up Divergent evolution in butterflies Divergent evolution in butterflies Human Taxonomy Starts general ends specific Domain Eukarya. Adapted from https. ://sites.google.com/site/highlandhsp3m/unit-1-what-makes-us-human. What does being human mean to you?. What distinguishes humans from animals?. Take a moment an think. REALLY think.. Who are we? . Where did we come from? . What is the human genealogy? . These are basic questions that we all ask. Humans did not evolve . from. Apes. You are . descended. from your mother and father. Ancient hominid fossils not accepted as ancestors. Biases in fossil record (from 19. th. century):. Fossil remains of species not that old (Homo erectus & Neanderthal). Found in Asia and Europe. Chapters 34, 41, and 44. Go back! We f*#ked everything up. Humans and Apes. Homo sapiens . characteristics. Bipedal. Larger brains. Language. Symbolic thought. Artistic expression. Use complex tools. 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. Over 6 million years . our ape-like ancestors evolved into upright walking, tool using and cultural modern humans, spreading out across the globe. There have been many different hominid species in the past, but only one – . Introduction – Human . Evolution. Mosaic Evolution: . ________________________. With respect to human evolution:. . _____________________. Developed at varying times along our evolutionary history . . origins of biodiversity . Adaptations that allow organisms to exploit their . . environment. Self discovery. Keystone of biology (including human health). Lecture: HIV. Motivation. What can we learn when we apply evolutionary principles to our understanding of the . 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. What you need to know:. The major goals of the Human Genome Project.. How . prokaryotic genomes compare to eukaryotic genomes. .. Applications of bioinformatics to medicine, evolution, and health.. The activity and role of transposable elements and . And Race. Problem:. A proverbial Martian anthropologist is given the task of. classifying the great apes. For simplicity these are the human,. chimpanzee, orangutan, and gorilla.. Which is the “odd species out?” . 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 . Evolution 9/11. Obj. TSW learn form mistakes made on the quiz, and take notes about evolution after the Environmental Science Current Events. P. 34NB. Make a food chain for the following organisms showing the energy arrows and the . . 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.