AP Biology Pre-Discussion Questions: Evolution, Lesson 3- Evidence of Evolution
Instructions:
Topic Presentation:
Textbook Reading:
Principles of Life:
OpenStax Biology:
Biozone Pages:
Supplementary Resources:
“Crash Course: Biology” Videos:
Videos By Paul Andersen:
Questions to answer:
Things you should make sure you understand:
Instructions:
- Open the presentation.
- Interact with it. Take notes as you wish.
- Self-Quiz 1: Answer the “Questions to answer”.
- Self- Quiz 2: Make sure you understand the “Things you should make sure you understand”.
- Feel free to view the “Supplementary Resources”.
- Write down any other questions that you have about the material.
Topic Presentation:
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Textbook Reading:
Principles of Life:
- Chapter 15- Various topics that have already been read (see presentation for correlations). Section 15.7 (whole section)
- Chapter 16- Section 16.1 (p. 318)
OpenStax Biology:
- Chapter 18- Various topics that have already been read (see presentation for correlations)
Biozone Pages:
Volume 1:
Supplementary Resources:
“Crash Course: Biology” Videos:
Evolution- It's a Thing: Biology #20
Videos By Paul Andersen:
“Evidence for Evolution”
Questions to answer:
- Explain how each of the following specifically support some aspect of evolutionary theory:
- The fossil record (generally)
- Transition fossils (specifically)
- Homologous anatomical structures
- Analogous anatomical structures
- Vestigial anatomical structures
- Comparative embryology
- Molecular Homology (DNA and proteins)
- Artificial Selection
- Biogeography
- Observed Evolution (pick one)
- Explain the concept of teleology and why it is contradicted by evolutionary biology. Provide three examples of evidence that directly contradict teleological thinking.
- Explain why “Intelligent Design” is not a scientific hypothesis to explain the origin and evolution of life on Earth. Provide two bits of evidence that contradict the idea of “Intelligent Design”.
Things you should make sure you understand:
(feel free to ask questions about them in class)
- How the major aspects of evolutionary theory are similar to all other scientific thoughts in terms of how they have developed, and how they depend upon evidence.
- How alternate ideas related to the origin of life on Earth are not supported by science.