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Theory of Evolution

Theory of Evolution. Evolution: The process of change over time Specifically, a change in the frequency of a gene or allele in a population over time. Charles Darwin. Father of Evolution Proposed a mechanism for evolution, natural selection

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Theory of Evolution

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  1. Theory of Evolution • Evolution: The process of change over time • Specifically, a change in the frequency of a gene or allele in a population over time

  2. Charles Darwin • Father of Evolution • Proposed a mechanism for evolution, natural selection • Darwin went on a 5-year trip around the world on the ship, the HMS Beagle • As the ship’s naturalist, he made observations of organisms in South America and the Galapagos Islands • Wrote a book, “Origin of the Species”

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  4. Darwin’s Finches

  5. Natural Selection • Natural Selection: Organisms that are best adapted to an environment survive and reproduce more than others

  6. Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection occurs in four steps: • Overproduction • Variation • Competition • Selection

  7. 1. Overproduction • Each species produces more offspring that can survive

  8. 2. Variation • Each individual has a unique combination of inherited traits. • Adaptation: an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chances of survival

  9. What adaptations do you see?

  10. What adaptations do you see?

  11. Why is Variation Important? • Because the environment changes. • The more variation within a species, the more likely it will survive • EX: If everyone is the same, they are all vulnerable to the same environmental changes or diseases • The more variation of types of species in an habitat, the more likely at least some will survive • EX: Dinosaurs replaced by mammals

  12. Which community has a better chance of surviving a natural disaster? Community A Community B

  13. 3. Competition • Individuals COMPETE for limited resources: • Food, water, space, mates • Natural selection occurs through “Survival of the fittest” • Fitness: the ability to survive and reproduce • Not all individuals survive to adulthood

  14. 4. Selection • The individuals with the best traits / adaptations will survive and have the opportunity to pass on it’s traits to offspring. • Natural selection acts on the phenotype (physical appearance), not the genotype (genetic makeup) • Ex: When a predator finds its prey, it is due to the prey’s physical characteristics, like color or slow speed, not the alleles (BB, Bb)

  15. Individuals with traits that are not well suited to their environment either die or leave few offspring. • Evolution occurs when good traits build up in a population over many generations and bad traits are eliminated by the death of the individuals.

  16. Peppered Moth A • Which moth will the bird catch? B

  17. Descent with Modification • Descent with Modification – each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time. • Common Descent – all living organisms are related to one another

  18. Coral Snake (Venomous) Milk Snake (Not venonous)

  19. Stick Mantid

  20. Flower Mantid

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