PACITA COMPLEX NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

THEORIES OF EVOLUTION
AND BIODIVERSITY
MRS. SHIRLEY C. REYES, TEACHER I
 Explain the occurrence of evolution

Explain how species diversity increases the probability of

MELC 18-20 adaptation andsurvival of organisms in
changing environment.

Explain the relationship between population growth and

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 OBJECTIVES
AT THE END OF THE LESSON ,THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO:

1.DIFFERENTIATE THE THEORIES OF EVOLUTION;

2. EXPLAIN HOW SPECIES DIVERSITY INCREASES THE

PROBABILITY OF ADAPTATION ANDSURVIVAL OF ORGANISMS
IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

3. EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION

LESSON FLOW

VALUE POPULATIO CARRYING

THEORIES
SPECIES N CAPACITY
OF
EVOLUTION

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THEORIES OF EVOLUTION
THEORIES OF Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck - In 1809, the year
EVOLUTION when Charles Darwin was
born, Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744-1829), a
French naturalist, published a
book entitled Zoological Philosophy wherein he
presented his ideas on
evolution. Lamarck was the first biologist who
offer a concrete hypothesis to
explain how plants and animals might have
evolved.

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THEORIES OF
EVOLUTION

Theory of Use and Disuse - organs not in use

will disappear while organs
in use will develop.
.
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THEORIES OF
EVOLUTION

Theory of Acquired Characteristics - parent animals could pass on its

offspring the characteristics it had acquired during its lifetime; thus, the
offspring would inherit those characteristics that had become enlarge
because of excessive use, or that which has grown smaller from disuse.
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THEORIES OF Charles Darwin - The more popular
EVOLUTION Theory of Evolution proposed by
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) based
on natural selection is different
from the theories of Lamarck.

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THEORIES OF Fifty years after Lamarck’s Theory of
EVOLUTION Use and Disuse, Charles Darwin
suggested the Theory of Natural
Selection, after his voyage to the
Galapagos
Island in HMS Beagle. He was
fascinated by the diversity of
organisms he found along the journey.

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THEORIES OF Theory of Natural Selection
- The abundance of certain finch species in
EVOLUTION an island was somehow related to the type of available food
for these birds.

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THEORIES OF Theory of Natural Selection four mains principles

EVOLUTION Variation - differences among members of a population that can be

passed on to the next generation. Variations are the basis for natural
selection.

Overproduction - having many offspring increases the chance that

some of them will survive. These offspring will compete for
resources (food, shelter, and
water). Very few survive long enough to reproduce.

Adaptation - set of genetically acquired traits that make the

organism better suited to its environment. Individuals with
advantageous adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce
than those individuals lacking the adaptations.

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 LAMARCK
VS
DARWIN

Theory Of Evolution And Nat

ural Selection - ProProfs Quiz

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LAMARCK VS
DARWIN

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