Evidences of Evolution

Prepared by:
CLARICE ANNE R.
SANTIAGO
Objective
Explain how fossil records,
comparative anatomy, and
genetic information provide
evidence for evolution (S10LT-
IIIf-39)
EVOLUTION
EVIDENCES of EVOLUTION

Fossil
Records
EVIDENCES of EVOLUTION

Fossil
Records
Comparative
Anatomy
EVIDENCES of EVOLUTION

Fossil
Records
Comparative
Anatomy
Embryonic
Development
EVIDENCES of EVOLUTION

Fossil
Records
Comparative
Anatomy
Embryonic
Development
Genetic
Information
 FOSSIL RECORDS
Fossil records are traces of organisms
that lived in the past and were
preserved by natural process or
catastrophic events.
 FOSSIL RECORDS
Fossil records are traces of organisms
that lived in the past and were
preserved by natural process or
Fossil documents
catastrophic the
events.
existence of now-
extinct past species
that are related to
FOSSIL RECORDS
FOSSIL RECORDS

IMPRI COMPRE
FOSSIL RECORDS

Imprints are shallow

external molds left by
animal or plant tissues
with little or no
organic materials
IMPRI present.
 FOSSIL RECORDS
Compression fossils
are animal or plant
tissues preserved in
sedimentary rock
and is formed with
more organic COMPRE
 FOSSIL RECORDS
How are the ages of fossils determined?
1. Relative
the age of rock is
Dating
compared to other
rock layers.
 FOSSIL RECORDS
How are the ages of fossils determined?
2. Radiometric
method used to determine
Dating
the age of rock using the
decay of radioactive isotopes
of Carbon-14 which is
FOSSIL RECORDS
 Comparative Anatomy
Study of the similarities and
differences in the structures
of different species.

Types of structures: homologous

structures, analogous structures,
vestigial structures.
 Comparative Anatomy
Homologous Structures
body parts of an
organisms that may
perform different
functions but are of
the same origin
 Comparative Anatomy
Homologous Structures
 Comparative Anatomy
Analogous Structures
body parts of an
organisms that may
perform the same
function but are of
the same origins
 Comparative Anatomy
Analogous Structures
 Comparative Anatomy
Vestigial Structures
body parts that are
useless or left over
from a previous
ancestor in which
they were useful.
 Comparative Anatomy
Vestigial Structures
Embryonic Development

The portion of the life cycle that

begins just after fertilization.
Many organisms have similar embryos,
supporting the idea of common ancestors
 Embryonic
Development
 Embryonic
Development
 Genetic Information

Small mutations
or changes in the
DNA eventually
lead to the
evolution of new
species.
Genetic Information
Genetic Information