Animal

kingdom
IN THE LIGHT OF
DARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION
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GALÁPAGOS
THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
 19 Islands,
 Pacific Ocean;
 about 1.000 kilometers away from the South American coast.

 On the Galapagos and the surrounding marine reserve, you can find
a lot of special and unique animal species.
 This is due to the unique natural processes, such as the ongoing
seismic and volcanic activity and the extremely isolated location of
the islands.
 Together, this resulted in the development of the extraordinary
animal life on the Galapagos. For this reason, this marine reserve
has been called a „living museum and showcase of evolution‟.
 In 1835 Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos, which contributed to
the development of his theory of evolution.
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GALÁPAGOS

•Ilha de Bartolomé
•Ilha de Isabela
•Ilha de Santa Cruz
•Ilha Seymour Norte
•Ilha de São Cristóvão
ARCHIPELAGO OF GALÁPAGOS
Galápagos Giant tortoise
Galápagos Fur seal - Lobos-marinhos
 Magnificent
Frigatebird

 Fragata
“tesourão”
EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTS

 There are four principles at work in evolution—

variation, inheritance, selection and time.
These are considered the components of the
evolutionary mechanism of natural selection.
EVOLUTION AS A PROCESS

 Evolution is the result of the interaction

between the following five processes:
 Mutation.

 Genetic Recombination.

 Chromosomal Abnormalities.

 Natural Selection.

 Reproductive isolation.
MACROEVOLUTION
 There Are Six Important Patterns
of Macroevolution:
 Mass Extinctions.
 Adaptive Radiation.
 Convergent Evolution.
 Coevolution.
 Punctuated Equilibrium.
 Developmental Gene Changes.
HOMOLOGY
HOMOLOGY
HOMOLOGY
NOT HOMOLOGOUS
Animal Adaptations
SCALES
SHELLS
 FUR
 Fur is a type of body covering that most mammals have.
Mammals are animals that give birth to their young and their bodies are
always warm
(like us!).
 It also protects
animals from
water and
too much
sunlight.
ACTIVITIES
FOR YOUR EVOLUTION 
Questions:
1) According to Science,
how we can explain
the concept of
Evolution?

2) What was the

importance of
Galápagos Islands
for Darwin´s theory?
3) RELATE

Link the adaptation

with the animal who
developed it.
4) SOLVE THE MISTERY:

Which evolutionary
process is acting in
this comic? Why?
INVERTEBRATES