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    Biology 11 Unit 2 Assignment On Adaptation & Evolution Name

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    The document is a biology assignment on adaptation and evolution. It contains 8 questions that assess understanding of key concepts: 1) The basic structure of DNA including that it is a double helix made up of nucleotides with specific base pairing between Adenine and Thymine and Cytosine and Guanine. 2) DNA drives evolution by replicating and transferring genetic information between generations, and through mutations that create genetic variation within populations on which natural selection can act. 3) Natural selection is the process by which heritable traits that increase an individual's chance of survival and reproduction become more common in subsequent generations of a population.

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    Biology 11 Unit 2 Assignment On Adaptation & Evolution Name

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    The document is a biology assignment on adaptation and evolution. It contains 8 questions that assess understanding of key concepts: 1) The basic structure of DNA including that it is a double helix made up of nucleotides with specific base pairing between Adenine and Thymine and Cytosine and Guanine. 2) DNA drives evolution by replicating and transferring genetic information between generations, and through mutations that create genetic variation within populations on which natural selection can act. 3) Natural selection is the process by which heritable traits that increase an individual's chance of survival and reproduction become more common in subsequent generations of a population.

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    The document is a biology assignment on adaptation and evolution. It contains 8 questions that assess understanding of key concepts: 1) The basic structure of DNA including that it is a double helix made up of nucleotides with specific base pairing between Adenine and Thymine and Cytosine and Guanine. 2) DNA drives evolution by replicating and transferring genetic information between generations, and through mutations that create genetic variation within populations on which natural selection can act. 3) Natural selection is the process by which heritable traits that increase an individual's chance of survival and reproduction become more common in subsequent generations of a population.

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    Biology 11 Unit 2 Assignment On Adaptation & Evolution Name

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    The document is a biology assignment on adaptation and evolution. It contains 8 questions that assess understanding of key concepts: 1) The basic structure of DNA including that it is a double helix made up of nucleotides with specific base pairing between Adenine and Thymine and Cytosine and Guanine. 2) DNA drives evolution by replicating and transferring genetic information between generations, and through mutations that create genetic variation within populations on which natural selection can act. 3) Natural selection is the process by which heritable traits that increase an individual's chance of survival and reproduction become more common in subsequent generations of a population.

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    Biology 11

    Unit 2 Assignment on Adaptation & Evolution


    Name:
    1. a) Describe the basic structure of DNA. Please use words
    diagram (2 marks) in your answer.

    (3 marks) and

    a labelled

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    b) Match up the following bases into correct base pairs: A C G T


    (1 mark)

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    2. Identify and explain the roles of DNA in evolution (what drives evolution). (3
    marks)

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    3.a. Define the term variation in the context of evolution. (2 marks)
    b.) How does sexual reproduction increase the variation of a species and,
    consequently, what role does sex play in evolution? (2 marks)
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    4. Describe the process of natural selection. (3 marks)
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    5.a. Define the Hardy-Weinberg Law (include the 5 conditions from the H-W
    Law module you did). (1 mark)
    b.) Which of the five conditions is never met (hint: happens in DNA)? (1 mark)
    Why not? (1 mark)
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    6. Use a comparison-contrast organizer (see Study Skill Technique web site)


    to differentiate among convergence, divergence, and speciation. (6 marks)
    Process

    Definition

    Examples

    Convergence

    Divergence

    Speciation

    7. Use a comparison-contrast organizer (see Study Skill Technique web site)


    to differentiate between the gradual change model and the punctuated
    equilibrium model of evolution. (2 marks)

    Model of Evolution

    Description

    Gradual Change

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    Punctuated Equilibrium

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    8. Use a 4-Point concept map (see Study Skill Technique web site) to define
    extinction and describe the role of extinction in evolution. (5 marks)

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