Tiktaalik

Evolution

How do structural and behavioral adaptations increase the chances for organisms to survive in their environments?

  1. Evolution occurs in populations or species
  2. Organisms able to produce fertile offspring make up a species
  3. Isolation can lead to speciation
  4. Variations in species arise from many sources
  5. Organism who survive pass their genes on to the next generation

What evidence do researchers use to reconstruct the past?

  1. Scientists can determine the age of fossils
  2. Fossils give clues to the characteristics of ancient organisms
  3. The fossil record reveals both change and stability
  4. Fossils provide information about ancient life

Homework, Key Vocabulary and Graphic Organizer

Class Notes

Class and Lab Work

Extra Work

Read the chapter on New World Monkeys from Richard Dawkins book The Ancestors Tale and complete the assignment sheet.

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