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General Biology 2
Quarter 3 – Module 4 :
Evidences Of Evolution
Prepared by:
JHON CARLO A. MANGOAGUI
Teacher I
Catagtaguen National High School
General Biology 2- Grade 11/12
Quarter 3 – Module : Explain evidences of evolution (e.g., biogeography,
fossil record, DNA/protein sequences, homology, and
embryology)
Infer evolutionary relationships among organisms using
the evidence of evolution
First Edition, 2020
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module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
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assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:
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What I Know
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you get all the answers correct (100%), you may
decide to skip this module.
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Do transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.
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them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
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The teacher must consider the prerequisite skills needed in
the development of this competency including the schema or
background knowledge which may reinforce learning. This module
will help the learners bridge the gap of learning to attain mastery
of the lesson in its spiral progression.
What I Know
Multiple choice Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Which concept is part of the modern evolutionary theory, but not the
Darwin’s original theory?
a. Variations in traits are caused by mutation and recombination
b. Species tend to produce more offspring than can survive
c. Better adapted individuals survive to produce offspring
d. The environment is responsible for eliminating less fit individuals
2. “It is likely that ducks developed webbed feet because ducks need
webbed feet for efficient swimming” this attempt to explain the
development of webbed feet in ducks most nearly matches the
theory of evolution proposed by ____________________.
a. Jean Lamarck c. Charles Darwin
b. Gregor Mendel d. Francis Crick
3. Structural physiological changes within a species occur over an
extended period of time. These changes appear to be the product of
the natural selection of favorable traits within the species. These
statements best describe the concept of ________________.
a. Spontaneous mutation
b. Reproductive isolation
c. Homeostasis
d. Evolution
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4. Which theory is best illustrated by the flow chart shown?
Overproduction
+ → Struggle for existence
Limited Niches + → Survival of most highly adapted
Hereditary Variation + → EVOLUTION
Environmental change
a. Cell theory
b. Theory of acquired characteristics
c. Use and disuse theory
d. Theory of natural selection
5. Organic evolution is best described as _____________.
a. a process of change through time
b. a process by which an organism becomes extinct
c. the movement of large land masses
d. the spontaneous formation of all species
6. The leg structures of many different vertebrates are quite similar in
number and location of bones. Most scientist would probably
explain this on the basis of ___________________.
a. Needs of organism
b. Common society
c. Chance occurrence
d. Inheritance of acquired traits
7. Which of the following statements shows an idea that was an
original part of Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
a. Gene mutations provide the basis for variation
b. More offspring are produced than can survive
c. Organs evolve as a result of need
d. Gene pools of a population tend to remain stable
8. The introduction of new genes into the gene pool of a population
occurs through the process of _________________.
a. Survival of the fittest
b. Competition between organisms
c. Mutation
d. Overproduction
9. The diagram shown represents a section of undistributed layers of
sedimentary rock in New York State and shows the location of
fossils of several closely related species. According to currently
accepted evolutionary theory, which is the most probable
assumption about species A, B and C?
Surface of Ground
Species A
Species B and A
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Species B
Species C
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Lesson Evidences of Evolution
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What’s In
What is New
Source: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_02
Transitional forms
A skull of the gray whale that roams the seas today has its nostrils placed at
the top of its skull. It would appear from these two specimens that the
position of the nostril has changed over time and thus we would expect to
see intermediate forms
Source: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_02
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multi-branched horse evolutionary tree. These fossil organisms represent
branches on the tree and not a direct line of descent leading to modern
horses.
But, the standard diagram does clearly show transitional stages whereby the
four-toed foot of Hyracotherium, otherwise known as Eohippus, became the
single-toed foot of Equus. Fossils show that the transitional forms predicted
by evolution did indeed exist.
Source:
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lin
es_02
This ammonite fossil (see right) predatory marine reptile that lived
shows punctures that some at the same time as the ammonite.
scientists have interpreted as the Damage to the ammonite has been
bite mark of a mosasaur, a type of correlated to the shapes and
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capabilities of mosasaur teeth and
jaws. Others have argued that the
holes were created by limpets that
attached to the ammonite.
Researchers examine ammonite
Petrification – Organic material
fossils, as well as mosasaur fossils converted into stone through
and the behaviors of limpets, in replacement of original material
order to explore these hypotheses. with minerals
Source:https://evolution.berkeley.edu/
evolibrary/article/lines_02
Molds and Cast- original bone or
shell dissolves away leavibng
behind empty space
Depression- Mold
Cast- space filled with other
sediments in the shape of the
original organism
Formations of Fossils
Compression Fossil- Fossil
Presrved in Sedimentary rock that
has undergone physical
compresion
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What is It
Comparative anatomy is a study of the differences and similarities in the
anatomy of two species. In general, it includes a comparison of body
structures of two species. It is similar to phylogeny and evolutionary biology.
Evolution is nothing but a genetic change that occurs in a population over
time. As a result, the offspring’s look much different from their parents. It is
caused due to the shuffling of genes resulting in a new trait thus helping the
organism to survive.
This field is mainly constrained to the study of vertebrate animals. But how
do we witness the evolution that has occurred several million years ago?
Through an enormous amount of evidence that witnesses the occurrence of
evolution. Comparative anatomy is one among the type of evidence.
The two major concepts of the comparative anatomy include Analogous
Structures and Homologous Structures.
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Source: https://byjus.com/biology/comparative-anatomy/
Analogous Structures
Analogous structures are similar structures in different organisms. These
structures are just opposite to that of homologous structures. They look
similar and perform the same functions that are they are anatomical
features. For instance insect wings and bird wings. There both wings
perform the same function as they are used for flight. But they are not
similar in structure. The bird’s wings are similar to human hands in the
structure in comparison to insect wings. Analogous structure emerges from
convergent evolution.
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Homologous Structures
Homologous structures are similar in two organisms which have the same
ancestors but the functions performed may or may not be the same. For
instance whales, birds and humans all possess the same arm bone
structure.
Another example of the homologous structure is forelimb structure that is
similar to whales and cats. At first glance, we may not think that humans
and whales are closely related but several million years ago there existed an
ancestor that was similar to both humans and whales. The offspring that
evolved was a new species. Furthermore, even newer species were evolved
from those species.
Source:https://www.slideshare.net/CandelaContent/evidence-of-evolution-6029709
There are many forms of evidence for evolution. One of the strongest forms
of evidence is comparative anatomy; comparing structural similarities of
organisms to determine their evolutionary relationships. Organisms with
similar anatomical features are assumed to be relatively closely related
evolutionarily, and they are assumed to share a common ancestor. As a
result of the study of evolutionary relationships, anatomical similarities and
differences are important factors in determining and establishing
classification of organisms.
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sense, they are relatively closely related.
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Biogeography
The study of past and present distributions of organism
source:https://
www.britannica.com/science/biogeography
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Source:https://www.slideshare.net/
CandelaContent/evidence-of-evolution-60297093
Source:https://www.slideshare.net/
CandelaContent/evidence-of-evolution-60297093
What’s More
Activity 2: Answer Me!
ANALOGOUS STRUCTURES (definition):
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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c. Do birds and insects share any structural (elements inside the wing)
similarities that would suggest they are closely related taxonomically?
_____________________________________________
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3.Usually only a portion of an organism is preserved as a fossil, such
as body Fossils (bones and exoskeletons), trace fossils (feces and
footprints), and chemofossils (biochemical signals)
4.Paleontologist can determine the age of fossils using methods like
radiometric dating and categorize them to determine the
evolutionary relationship between organisms
5. Fossils provide solid evidence that organisms from the past are not
the same as those found today; Fossils show a progression of
evolution. Fossils, along with the comparative anatomy of present-
day organisms, constitute the morphological, or anatomical record.
By comparing the anatomies of both modern and extinct species,
Paleontologists can infer the lineages of those species. This
approach is most successful for organisms that had hard body
parts, such as shells, bones or teeth. The resulting fossil record
tells the story of the past and shows the evolution of from over
million of years.
6. Fossils can form under ideal conditions by preservation,
permineralization, molding (casting), replacement, or compression.
7. If two or more species share a unique physical feature, such as a
complex bone structure or a body plan, they may all have inherited
this feature from a common ancestor. Physical features shared due
to evolutionary history (a common ancestor) are said to be
homologous.
8. Sometimes, organisms have structures that are homologous to
important structures in other organisms but that have lost their
major ancestral function. These structures, which are often
reduced in size, are known as vestigial structures. Examples of
vestigial structures include the tailbone of humans (a vestigial tail),
the hind leg bones of whales, and the underdeveloped legs found in
some snakes
9. To make things a little more interesting and complicated, not all
physical features that look alike are marks of common ancestry.
Instead, some physical similarities are analogous: they evolved
independently in different organisms because the organisms lived
in similar environments or experienced similar selective pressures.
This process is called convergent evolution. (To converge means to
come together, like two lines meeting at a point.)
What I Can Do
Directions: Suggest a possible function for each structure and explain why it became
vestigial. Record your asnwers in the table
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STRUCTURE POSSIBLE FUNCTION WHY VESTIGIAL?
Digests leaves in kaola
bears
Coccyx (tail bones)
Muscles that move ears
Muscles that make hair
stand up
Little toe
Wisdom toe
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. The evolutionary theory proposed by Charles Darwin was:
a. Change in populations through time as a result of mutations
b. The spontaneous generation of new organisms
c. The passing on of genes from one generation to the next
d. Change in populations through time as a response to environmental
change
2. The wing of the bat and the fore-limb of the dog are said to be
homologous structures. This indicates that:
a. They have the same function
b. Bats evolved from a lineage of dogs
c. They are structures which are similar due to common ancestry
d. The limb bones of each are anatomically identical
3. Homologous organs have
a. Same origin but different functions
b. Different origin but Same functions
c. Same origin and Same functions
d. Different origin and different functions
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a. Heart
b. Tooth
c. Skin
d.Liver
7. Being all mammals whale, Dolphin,bat, monkey and horse have some
important common characters ,but they also so conspicuous differences
this is due to the phenomenon of
a. Normalisation
b. Genetic drift
c. Convergence
d. Divergence
8. Birds and mammals in geological development of earth arose in period
a. Permian
b. Carboniferous
c. Jurassic
d. Oligocene and Eocene
9. Which are vestigial in humans?
a. Tail vertebrae
b. Auricular muscles
c. Scalp muscles
d. All the above
10. What is the oldest fossil record?
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. Stromatolites
D. seed plants
Additional Activities
Carefully examine the drawings of the bones shown below. Look for
similarities among the various animals.
a. Color each part of the human arm a different color ( Note: all bones of
the wrist should be a single color: all the bones of the hand should be
a different single color. Etc )
Then color the corresponding bone in each of the other animals the
same color as the human bone
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Bird
Crocodile
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Answer Key
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Activity 3: fill me in! What I can do
Pre- Assessment:
Assessment
What’s IN ACTIVITY 1: DESCRIBE ME! 1. B
1. A 14.A 2. C
1. Paleontologist 2. A 15.A
2. Biogeography
3. A
3. D 4. A
3. Adaptation Radiation
4. Comparative Anatomy 4.C 5. A
5. Comparative Embryology 5.D 6. B
6.A 7. D
7.B 8. C
8.B 9. D
9.C 10. C
10.B
11.C
12.D
13.B
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What I Know
Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter in a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which statement about analogies is correct?
a. They occur only in errors
b. They are synonymous with homologous traits.
c. They are derived by similar environmental constraints.
d. They are a form of mutation
2. What do scientists use to apply cladistics?
a. homologous traits
b. homoplasies
c. analogous traits
d. monophyletic groups
3. What is true about organisms that are part of the same clade?
a. They all share the same basic characteristics.
b. They evolved from a shared ancestor.
c. They usually fall into the same classification taxa.
d. They have identical phylogenies
4. Why do scientists apply the concept of maximum parsimony?
a.to decipher accurate phylogenies
b.to eliminate analogous traits
c.to identify mutations in DNA codes
d.to locate homoplasies
5. Charles Darwin was best known in the 19th century for ____________.
a. creating the idea of evolution
b. creating the idea of uniformitarianism
c. making the idea of evolution acceptable for scientists and the
educated general public
d. all of the above
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8.Evolution is best defined as______________________.
a. Inheritance of acquired characters
b. Descent of modification
c. Spontaneous generation
d. Struggle for existence
9. The greatest evolutionary change enabling the land vertebrates to be
completely free from water was the development of _______________.
a. four legs
b. lungs
c. shielded eggs and internal fertilization
d. four chambered heart
10. Who is regarded as the Father of Evolutionary Concept?
a. Linnaeus
b. Lamarck
c. Darwin
d. Buffon
What’s In
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What is New
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Scientists infer that species with similar body structures and
development patterns inherited many of the same genes from a common
ancestor. Recall that genes are made of DNA by comparing the sequences in
DNA of different species, scientist can infer how closely related the species
are. The more similar the sequences, the more closely related the species
are. Recall also that the DNA bases along gene specify what type of protein
will be produced. Therefore, scientist can also compare the order of amino
acids in a protein to see ho closely related to species are.
Scientist have combined the evidence from DNA, protein structure,
fossils, early development, and body structure to determine the evolutionary
relationship among species. In most cases, DNA and protein sequences have
confirmed conclusions based on earlier evidence.
What is It
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The opposite of homologous structures are analogous structures, which
are physically similar structures between two taxa that evolved separately (rather
than being present in the last common ancestor). Bat wings and bird wings
evolved independently and are considered analogous structures. Genetically, a
bat wing and a bird wing have very little in common; the last common ancestor
of bats and birds did not have wings like either bats or birds. Wings evolved
independently in each lineage after diverging from ancestors with forelimbs that
were not used as wings (terrestrial mammals and theropod dinosaurs,
respectively).
https://textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com/boundless-
biology/homology.jpe#fixme
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What’s More
Theory
EVOLUTION
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4. Thomas Huxley popularized the evolutionary sequence of horses,
which became one of the most common examples of clear evolutionary
progression.
5. Horse evolution was previously believed to be a linear progress, but
after more fossils were discovered, it was determined the evolution of
horses was more complex and multi-branched.
6. Horses have evolved from gradual change ( anagenesis ) as well as
abrupt progression and division ( cladogenesis ).
7. Homology is a relationship defined between structures or DNA derived
from a common ancestor and illustrates descent from a common
ancestor.
8. Analogous structures are physically (but not genetically) similar
structures that were not present the last common ancestor.
9. Homology can also be partial; new structures can evolve through the
combination or parts of developmental pathways.
10.Analogy may also be referred to as homoplasy, which is further
divided into parallelism, reversal, and convergence
11.Examples of convergent evolution include the relationship between
bat and insect wings, shark and dolphin bodies, and vertebrate and
cephalopod eyes.
12.Analogous structures arise from convergent evolution, but
homologous structures do not.
13. Convergent evolution is the opposite of divergent evolution, in which
related species evolve different traits.
14. Convergent evolution is similar to parallel evolution, in which two
similar but independent species evolve in the same direction and
independently acquire similar characteristic
15.Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual
parts from a past ancestor are called vestigial structures.
16.Examples of vestigial structures include the human appendix, the
pelvic bone of a snake, and the wings of flightless birds.
17.Vestigial structures can become detrimental, but in most cases these
structures are harmless; however, these structures, like any other
structure, require extra energy and are at risk for disease.
18.Vestigial structures, especially non-harmful ones, take a long time to
be phased out since eliminating them would require major
alterations that could result in negative side effects.
19. Biogeography is the study of geological species distribution, which is
influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors.
20. Some species are endemic and are only found in a particular region,
while others are generalists and are distributed worldwide.
21. Species that evolved before the breakup of continents are distributed
worldwide.
22. Species that evolved after the breakup of continents are found in
only certain regions of the planet.
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What I Can Do
1. What are the three things that provide evidences that organisms have
changed over time?
___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Assessment
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https://www.biologycorner.com/resources/homobones.jpg
1. The image illustrates what evolutionary concept?
a. embryological similarities
b. variation among species
c. vestigial structures
d. homologous structures
2. Which of the following is NOT a component of the Theory of Evolution
by Natural Selection?
a. competition for food and space
b. variation among species
c. inheritance of acquired characteristics
d. survival and reproduction
3. A structure that seems to serve no purpose in an organism is called:
a. homologous
b. vestigial
c. dichotomous
d. fossilized
4. In science, theories are______________________.
a. an educated guess
b. a known fact
c. absolute and unchangeable
d. the best explanation for a set of data or observations
5. A group of mice becomes separated by the formation of a river. Over
time, the northern mice became smaller and whiter, while the
southern mice became larger and browner. This is an example
of_________________.
a. divergence
b. homology
c. gigantification
d. industrial melanism
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7. Any variation that can help an organism survive in its environment is
called a(n) __________________.
a. adaptation
b. characteristic
c. competition
d. vestigial structure
8. The strongest evidence for change over a long period of time comes
from_______________________.
a. DNA
b. fossils
c. embryo studies
d. direct observation of living species
9. The dog breeds we have today were developed
through_________________.
a. natural selection
b. artificial selection (selective breeding)
c. sexual selection
d. acquired selection
10. Which of the following structures is considered as an example of
Vestigial structure?
a. pelvic bone of a snake
b. wings of flightless birds
c. Human appendix
d. all of the above
Answer Key
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POST- ACTIVITY 1. ANSWER ME
Pre- Assessment:
1.the pointy bone on top of the muzzle of the horse and the
Assessment triangular shape of the head and the gap between front and
1. C rear teeth
2. A 1. A 2. Increase in the size of the skull; a shift from cusps to
3. B 2. C complex ridges on the grinding surface of the premolars
4. A 3. B and molars, elongation of the face and of the space
between the incisors and cheek teeth, an anterior shift of
5. D 4. D
the cheek teeth so they lie forward of the eye; a deep lower
6. D 5. A jaw bone;
7. A 6. C 3Fifty five million years ago, there was an animal the size of
8. B 7. A a small dog, called Hyracotherium (sometimes called
Eohippus). Its front feet had four toes, and its back feet had
9. C 8. B three. Modern horse feet have a single hoof. We see the
10. D 9. B reduction and loss of the side toes and enlargement of the
10. D terminal phalanx (hood) elongation and enlargement of the
central metapodial (the longest bone in the foot)
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