1. Evidence for Evolution
Area: Embryology
Examples: embryo of pig and human
Pro: best evidence because it is the most fundamental or basic information
Vocabulary: embryo — early stages of developing
plants and animals
comparative embryology — study of
different developing organisms.

2. Comparative Embryology

3. Comparative Embryology

4. Evidence for Evolution
Area: Biochemistry
Examples: amino acid sequence of chimpanzee and
human
Con: limited access to amino acids of past organisms
Vocabulary: comparative biochemistry — comparing amino acid sequences of different organisms

5. Chromosome comparison
Human (H)
Chimp (C)

6. Chromosomes of Primates
Human (H)
Gorilla (G)
Chimp (C)
Orangutan (O)

8. Amino Acid Sequence for Hemoglobin Molecule

9. Evidence for Evolution
Area: Genetics
Examples: domesticated plants and animals; DNA sequence; mutations
Pro: changes easily seen in domestic plants/animals; gene links for generation after generation documented.
Con: limited access to past DNA
Vocabulary: population — all organisms within a breeding group.
selective breeding — artificial selection of only the most desirable traits to be bred.

10. Domesticated Plants and Animals

11. Domesticated Plants and Animals

12. Domesticated Plants and Animals
cattle
cats

13. Domesticated Plants and Animals
corn
apples