Earth and Life Science

Quarter 2 – Module 28:

The Process of Evolution
Earth and Life Science
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Quarter 2 – Module 28:The Process of Evolution
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Earth and Life Science
Quarter 2 – Module 28:
The Process of Evolution
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Module on Module 28: The Process of Evolution!

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 What I Need to Know

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The module covers:

 Lesson 1 – The Process of Evolution

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Explain the process of evolution;
2. Identify some scientists who contributed to the historical developments of
evolutionary thoughts;
3. Compare Lamarckian and Darwinian Evolution;

What I Know

Directions. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. What refers to the change in the gene pool of population due to chance?
A. bottleneck effect
B. founder effect
C. gene flow
D. genetic drift

2. Which of the following happens when a small population of organisms

separates from the larger group to invade a new area?
A. bottleneck effect
B. founder effect
C. gene flow
D. genetic drift

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3. What refers to any movement of genes from one population to another?
A. gene flow
B. genetic shuffling
C. genetic variation
D. mutation

4. Who is the Father of evolution?

A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Charles Darwin
D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

5. He proposed the theory of use and disuse.

A. ALFRED Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Charles Darwin
D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

6. He believed that populations grow geometrically while resources slowly

increase leading to competition.
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

7. Who is the Father of taxonomy?

A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

8. According to his theory of evolution, organisms change during their lifetime to

survive then pass these changes to their offspring.
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

9. Who proposed the theory that involves natural selection?

A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

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10. This is also called migration
A. gene flow
B. genetic shuffling
C. genetic variation
D. mutation

11. Differences among individuals of a species are referred to as __________.

A. adaptation
B. fitness
C. natural selection
D.natural variation

12. Refers to a change over time

A. evolution
B. gradualism
C. migration
D. mutation

13. Each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time
and as a result species today look different from their ancestors.
A. Theory of Descent with Modification
B. Theory of Modification
C. Theory of Natural Selection
D. Theory of Survival

14. Explains the difference in survival of individual and reproduce in a particular

environment
A. evolution
B. gene flow
C. gradualism
D. natural selection

15. Occurs when there is a change in genetic makeup of organism

A. gene flow
B. genetic drift
C. mutation
D. natural selection

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 Lesson

28 The Process of Evolution

Charles Darwin formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection in

his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It refers to a change over time and the
process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

What’s In

Activity 1

Inside the clouds write your own thoughts about evolution.

What’s New

There were scientists who contributed to the historical developments of

evolutionary thoughts.

Activity 2 The Who?

Identify the scientists who contributed to the historical developments of
evolutionary thoughts by arranging the letters inside the box.

A H M U T L S
1._____________________________________Believed that populations grow geometrically
while resources slowly increase or not at all, leading to competition

A N D W R I
2. _____________________________________Thought the idea of descent modification

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 N I L E N A S U
3. _____________________________________ Father of taxonomy

W L E L C A A
4. _____________________________________ Realized that species evolved because fittest
individuals survived and reproduced passing their advantageous characters

A A C R L K M
5. _____________________________________ Proposed the theory of inheritance of
acquired traits and theory of use and disuse

What is It

Mechanisms of Evolutionary Changes

Mechanisms of evolutionary changes include genetic drift, migration or gene
flow, mutation, natural selection and nonrandom mating.
Genetic drift is a change in the gene pool of a population due to chance.
Examples of genetic drift are bottleneck effect and founder effect. Bottleneck effect
takes place when population decreases due to various environmental factors such
as fires, earthquakes and floods. The founder effect happens when a small
population of organisms separates from the larger group to invade a new area.
Gene flow is described as the movement of genes from one population to
another. When this happens, there is a tendency to increase the gene diversity in
the populations.
Mutation occurs when there is a change in the genetic makeup caused by
environmental stressors. This process expands diversity of organisms.
Natural selection explains the difference in survival of individual and
reproduce in a particular environment.
Nonrandom mating increases the frequency of animal with desirable traits.
It causes evolution because it intrudes the natural pool of gene variations.

Activity 3

Complete the concept map

MECHANISMS
OF
EVOLUTIONARY
CHANGES

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 What’s More

Lamarckian vs. Darwinian Evolution

According to Lamarck’s theory of evolution, organisms change during their
lifetime to survive then pass these changes to their offspring. While Darwin’s theory
involves natural selection and struggle for existence. When an organism is fit and
can adapt to its environment, it survives and more chance to reproduce.

Activity 4
Compare Lamarckian vs. Darwinian Evolution through illustration. You may
use different animals of your interest.

What I Have Learned

Activity 5

IDENTIFICATION.

1. ______________________ refers to a change over time.

2. ______________________ is the father of evolution.
3. ______________________ is considered as father of taxonomy.
4. Thomas Malthus believed that populations grow geometrically while
resources slowly increase leading to __________________.
5. _________________________ proposed the theory of use and disuse.
6. _________________________ explains the difference in survival of individual
and reproduce in a particular environment.
7. Gene flow is the movement of ____________ from one population to another.
8. _________________ occurs when there is a change in the genetic makeup
caused by environmental stressors.
9. The _________________________ happens when a small population of
organisms separates from the larger group to invade a new area.
10. __________________ takes place when population decreases due to various
environmental factors such as fires, earthquakes and floods.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 6
Look at the pictures below. This illustrates the evolution of phone. Describe
each stage and tell the changes occur in every phase.

Original graphic by Karen Hancock, LC student graphic artist – “The Evolution of the Phone”.

____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 7

Arrange the following pictures from ancient to modern based on your

understanding about theory of evolution. (Use numbers 1 to 5)

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Refers to a change over time
A. evolution
B. gradualism
C. migration
D. mutation

2. Each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time
and as a result species today look different from their ancestors
A. Theory of Descent with Modification
B. Theory of Modification
C. Theory of Natural Selection
D. Theory of Survival

3. Explains the difference in survival of individual and reproduce in a particular

environment
A. evolution
B. gene flow
C. gradualism
D. natural selection

4. Takes place when population decreases due to various environmental factors

such as fires, earthquakes and floods
A. bottleneck effect
B. founder effect
C. genetic flow
D. natural selection

5. The process the movement of genes from one population to another

A. evolution
B. gene flow
C. gradualism
D. natural selection

6. Which of the following is considered as mechanisms of change?

A. genetic drift
B. migration
C. natural selection

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 D. a, b and c
7. Changes in the DNA
A. gene flow
B. genetic shuffling
C. genetic variation
D. mutation

8. This is also called migration

A. gene flow
B. genetic shuffling
C. genetic variation
D. mutation

9. Differences among individuals of a s species are referred to as __________.

A. adaptation
B. fitness
C. natural selection
D. natural variation

10. Father of evolution

A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Charles Darwin
D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

11. Proposed the theory of use and disuse.

A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Charles Darwin
D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

12. Believed that populations grow geometrically while resources slowly

increase leading to competition
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

13. Father of taxonomy

A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

14. According to his theory of evolution, organisms change during their

lifetime to survive then pass these changes to their offspring

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 A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

15. His theory involves natural selection

A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. Thomas Malthus

Additional Activities

Activity 8

Match column A with the label in column B. Draw a line from column A with
the corresponding answer in column B.

A B

A. There was a variety of

1. neck lengths of giraffes.

B. Small-necked and
medium-necked giraffes
2. cannot reach the food so
they die.

3. C. Small-necked
giraffe cannot reach
the food so it dies.

D. Long-necked giraffe
4. survived and pass the
traits to its offspring.
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Additional What can I do What can I do
Activity Activity 6 Activity 5
Activity 8 First stage – Human 1. evolution
used cans with strings 2. Charles Darwin
1. C to pass the message. 3. taxonomy
2. D Second stage – Human 4. competition
3. A developed wired 5. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
4. B telephone. 6. natural selection
Third stage – Human 7. gene
used wireless 8. mutation
telephone.
What can I do 9. founder effect
Fourth stage – People
10. bottleneck effect
Activity 7 able to see the caller’s
image using
1. 2 smartphones
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
5. 1 What's It What's New
Activity 3 Activity 2
What's More 1. MALTHUS
genetic drift
mutation 2. DARWIN
Activity 4 3. LINNAEUS
gene flow
4. WALLACE
Sample illustration of natural selection 5. LAMARCK
Lamarck and Darwin’s nonrandom mating
theory of evolution
What I Know What's in Assessment
1. A 9. D
.
1. D 9. B Activity 1
2. B 10. A 2. A 10. C
3. A 11. D 1. fossil records 3. D 11. D
4. C 12. A 2. comparative anatomy 4. A 12. D
5. D 13. A 3.comparative 5. B 13. B
6. D 14. D embryology 6. D 14. C
7. B 15. C 4.comparative 7. D 15. B
8. C biochemistry 8. A
5. molecular biology
Answer Key
References

Miller, K. R.. & Levine, J. (2004). Prentice Hall: Biology. New Jersey, Pearson
Education Inc.

Salandanan, G.G., Faltado, R.E., & Lopez, M.B. (2016). Earth and Life
Sciences for Senior High School. Quezon City, Lorimar Publishing,
Inc.

Sia, S. & Cortez, L. (2016). Science in Today’s World for Senior High School
Hancock, K. (2015, March 24). The Evolution of the Phone. Retrieved from
http://thelcbridge.com/the-evolution-of-the-phone/

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary

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