Florene Bhon Gumapac Grade 12 Dalton

GENERAL BIOLOGY 2
LESSON 8 - EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS OF ORGANISMS

WHAT’S NEW 5 Evidences of Evolution

FOSSILS
Fossils provide solid evidence that organisms from the past are not the same as
those found today; fossils show a progression of evolution.

ANATOMY
Fossils provide solid evidence that organisms from the past are not the same as
those found today; fossils show a progression of evolution.

EMBRYOLOGY
Embryology, the study of the development of the anatomy of an organism to its
adult form also provides evidence of relatedness between now widely divergent
groups of organisms. Structures that are absent in some groups often appear in
their embryonic forms and disappear by the time the adult or juvenile form is
reached.

BIOGEOGRAPHY
The geographic distribution of organisms on the planet follows patterns that are
best explained by evolution in conjunction with the movement of tectonic plates
over geological time. Evolution and geological changes are reflected in the
distribution of organisms and species on islands.

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
DNA and genetic codes indicate life's common ancestor. Comparisons of DNA can
reveal how closely related different species are.

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WHAT’S MORE Phylogenetic Tree of Human Ancestors

Chimpanzees

Sahelanthropus tchadensis Bonobos

Orrorin tugenesis

Ardipithecus

Australopithecus afarensis

Australopithecus garhi

Australopithecus africanus

Paranthropus

Homo habilis

Homo erectus

Homo
neanderthalesis

Homo
heidelberhensis

Homo sapiens

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WHAT’S I’VE LEARNED Amino Acid Sequences of in Cytochrome-c

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