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Evolution 101: Speciation

Directions:
 In groups of 2 or 3, check out one laptop and go to
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01
 You will read through all of the sections on the left and answer questions
or create diagrams to summarize the reading.

Introduction
Q: Define EVOLUTION:

Q: What is the difference between small-scale evolution and large-scale

evolution?

Patterns

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The following questions pertain to the image above:
Q: What is the image above called? _________________________________
Q: What do the RED lines represent?

Q: Label where the common ancestor on the tree would be found.

Q: Label a speciation event on the tree above.

Q: Define the word CLADE:

Q: Circle a clade on the tree above.

Q: Define HOMOLOGOUS characters:

Q: Define ANALOGOUS characters:

Q: Draw a picture to go along with the following definitions:

1. Radiometric dating relies on half-life decay of radioactive
elements to allow scientists to date rocks and materials
directly.

2. Stratigraphy provides a sequence of events from which

relative dates can be extrapolated.

3. Molecular clocks allow scientists to use the amount of

genetic divergence between organisms to extrapolate
backwards to estimate dates.

***STOP at Mechanisms. We will finish the rest of the

sections tomorrow.***

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