Title Evidences of Evolution Stations

Subtitle : Charles Darwin (Pgs ) -Father of -Sailed the HMS ______, which took ______ years to complete. (bottom pg. 389) -observed that _______ of plants and animals were specific to their________ surroundings. (2 nd paragraph, Pg 390) Galapogos Islands (Top of page. 391) - (what did he observe about the plants and animals on the island?) Darwin: (1 st para Pg. 392) -Understood that….. -realized organism’s…… -observed that……. 1

Galapagos Tortoises Read the top of Page 391 What did Darwin observe about the tortoises necks and shells in relation to their diet?

Galapagos Tortoises

Vestigial Structures -Read the text and analyze the pictures on the sheet titled “Vestigial Structures. -Draw and Fill in the chart -Next, draw the 2 fish, and Answer the questions in complete sentences Analyze the whale. What is the vesigial structure, and why do you think they have it? Embryology -Read the text and analyze the pictures on the sheet titled “Embryology” Answer the question of the bottom of the page in complete sentences. 2

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Homologous Structures -Copy definition in your journal -Analyze the examples of homologous structures -Draw examples in your journal -Copy and fill in data table in your journal -Answer question “b” in complete sentence Analogous Structures -Copy definition -Analyze the examples of analogous structures -Draw examples in your journal -Answer questions in complete sentences 3

Fossils -Read the text -Analyze and draw the pics -Answer questions in complete sentences Cladograms -Analyze and draw the pic -Primates and rabbits are on the same “fork”, this is because they are closely related. What do they share in common? -What other 2 animals are closely related? -Which animals do you think are least related? 4

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Speciation -(what is it?) -3 Types (pg. 394) 1._____________ -(what is it?) -(give examples) 2._____________ -(what is it?) -(give examples) 3._____________ -(what is it?) -(give examples) -Different Rates of Speciation (Pg. 395) 1._____________ -(what is it?) -(give examples) 2._____________ -(what is it?) -(give examples) 5

An example of geographic isolation is how the salamanders differ based on where they live in California.

The white-crowned sparrow exhibits behavioral isolation when it separates itself from other white- crowned sparrows based on its song.

Temporal Isolation Cicadas exhibit seasonal breeding. There are three different cicada breeding seasons. Every 221 years their seasons will overlap and they will interbreed.

Gradualism vs. Punctuated Equilibrium

Analyze pics. What type of speciation does each on represent? 5

Darwin’s Finches Follow the directions for “Bird Beak Adaptations”. -Copy chart and answer questions. Galapagos Island Finches -analyze the picture -these are all finches BUT: -some finches have crushing bills-why do you think? -some have grasping or probing bills- why do you think? 6

Galapagos Island Finches