NAME:Ken Hyper M. Adelantar YEAR AND SECTION: 10 Diamond.

DATE:
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 6 (WEEK 6) EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
MELC: Explain how fossil records, comparative anatomy, and genetic information which provide
evidence for evolution. S10LT-IIIf-39
I. TYPES OF FOSSIL. Fossils can be classified as to impression or compression. Impression is also
known as imprint which are the shallow external molds left by animal with little or no organic materials
present. Compression is a fossil preserved in sedimentary rock that has undergone physical compression
and with more organic material.
ACTIVITY 1: Classify the following fossils as to IMPRESSION AND COMPRESSION.
FOSSILS IMPRESSION OR COMPRESSION

A
IMPRESSION

B
COMPRESSION

C COMPRESSION

D IMPRESSION

II. AGE OF FOSSIL

A. Methods Used in Determining the Age of Fossils
1. Relative Dating- is a method used to determine the age of the rocks by comparing them with the rocks
in the other layer. The younger the sedimentary rock layer is assumed to be found on top and the older
rock is found at the bottom layer.
2. Radiometric Dating- is a method used to determine the age of rocks using decay of radioactive
isotopes presents in rocks such as carbon-14. All organisms have decaying carbon-14 in it. Plants and
animals that are still alive constantly replace the supply of carbon in their body and the amount of carbon-
14 in their body stays the same. When an organism dies, carbon-14 starts to decay. Carbon Dating- is
used to tell the age of organic materials. Art collectors use carbon dating to determine if a piece of
artwork is genuine or not.
B. Geologic Time Scale - shows the major events in the Earth’s history. It also shows the
appearance of various kinds of organisms in a particular period of time on Earth. Era is the
largest division of Geologic Time Scale, namely Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and
Cenozoic. Each Era is further divided into Period.
ACTIVITY 2. A. AGE OF THE FOSSIL
DIRECTION: Study the table then answer the guide questions.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Which among the representative life assumed to be the oldest organism? Why?
2. In what era did the extinction of dinosaurs happened?
3. In what era can you possibly find the most recent fossil? Why?
4. In what era do you think the present day humans first appeared on earth?
5. How do organisms arranged in the table?
 ACTIVITY 2.B AGE OF THE FOSSIL

One way scientists determine the age of fossils is by checking the amount of radioactive carbon-14 in
the fossil. Carbon-14 breaks down or decays to form Nitrogen-14 and the rate of this decay is constant.
For example, half of the remaining carbon-14 breaks down every 5,730 years. When this fossil breaks
again its age is 11,460 years.

DIRECTION: Read the information and compute the age of the fossils below.
III. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY:
1. Homologous structures .
Structures from different species which have similar internal framework, position, and embryonic
development. Homologous structures may have the same origin or ancestors but different functions. This
type of evolution is called divergent evolution. Divergent evolution is the splitting of an ancestral

5, 730 years old

yeyears

11, 460 years old

17, 190 years old

population into two or more sub-populations that are geographically isolated from one another. Here are
some examples of homologous structures: forelimbs of dog, man, cat, bat, bird, lizard, and whale are
structurally the same, but functionally different.
2. Analogous structures – structures of unrelated species may evolve to look alike, because the structure
is adapted similar function. Analogous structures have similar functions but different origin. In convergent
evolution, analogous structures of unrelated organisms from different ancestors developed similar
function. Examples are wings of birds, bats, and insects that have the same function.

ACTIVITY 3. ANALOGOUS OR HOMOLOGUS

DIRECTION: Classify the following as analogous or homologous.
 STRUCTURES ANALOGOUS / HOMOLOGOUS
Fossils give us information Studying the fossil record we can tell
about how animals and how long life has existed on Earth, and
plants lived in the past. . ANALOGOUS
how different plants and animals are
Some animals and plant are related to each other
only known to us as fossils.

HOMOLOGOUS
Fossils tell us when organisms Fossil remains can give us insight into
lived, as well as provide evidence how prehistoric plants and animals
for the progression and evolution obtained food, reproduced
of life on earth over millions of
years.
ANALOGUOS

HOMOLOGOUS

PERFORMANCE TASK: Make a colorful graphic organizer on the Importance of Fossil Records.

ASSESSMENT: Write the letter of your choice before the number.

C 1. Which of the following phrases best describes the process of evolution?
 A. The change of simple to complex organisms.
B. The development of characteristics in response to need
C. Change of populations through time
D. The change of populations solely in response to natural selection

D 2. Fossils are the remains and traces of organisms infer from your own understanding on
where to find the richest source of fossils?
A. Along a rocky walls
B. In a fossilized tree sap
C. In coal and peat moss
D. Within the sedimentary rocks strata
C 3. Paleontologist uses several method in determining the age of the fossil. Which of the
following method used to determine the age of the rocks by comparing them with rocks in
the other layer?
A. relative dating
B. carbon-14 dating
C. geologic time scale
D. fossil records
D 4. The tooth fossil of megalodon found in Bohol last July 2020 is an example of what
type of fossil?
A. impression fossil
B. compression fossil
C. fossil fuel
D. relative dating
C 5. The following is the importance of fossil records EXCEPT?
A. Fossils provide evidence that organisms are not the same as of today.
B. Fossils show a progression of evolution.
C. Fossils do not show any evidence for evolution.
D. Fossils can give insight into how prehistoric plants obtained food , reproduced and
even how they behave.
True or False: Write the word True if the statement is correct and False if not
TRUE 1. In convergent evolution, organisms that are closely related develop similar characteristics due to
living in the same environment.
TRUE 2. The study of differences and similarities between different things are called comparative
anatomy.
FALSE3. The wing of a bat and a human arm is an example of analogous structure.
TRUE 4. Analogous structure is also called divergent evolution.
FALSE5. Homologous structure anatomically same structure but different function.

REFLECTION:
1. How similar are we from the animals? How different are we from animals?

We are looking for differences between humans and animals that justify the way we treat them
since a really long time and there have been many assumptions about what might be the elemental
difference.
One of them is, that animals have no sense of past, future and time in general. They do only live
in the present moment with the maximal ability of thinking a few moments back or forward.
Along with this is the claim that animals have no real feeling for the duration and meaning of their life.
What on the one hand fundamentally distinguishes them from us and on the other hand at least makes
their death seem less important, even if it leaves room for the question whether the suffering of a being
that has no opportunity to flee from the present moment / build thoughts of understanding that the future
might bring change, shouldn't be even more significant

2. Has human underwent evolution? Support your answer.

If scientifically, yes I do believe that humans undergo a long process of evolution because of
many evidence that different homos have lived in the pre history of earth like fossil and artifacts found by
many archaeologist.