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The document contains questions about evolution, biology, and genetics. It asks about examples of convergent evolution like bird and bat wings. Other questions cover whale evolution, human and animal anatomy and how they provide evidence of evolution, as well as misconceptions about evolution.

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Read the article, then answer the questions below.

1. Bird and bat wings are examples of which type of evolu;on?

2. What caused this type of evolu;on to occur? hUps://www.treehug


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3. The structures in #1 have what in common? What is different about examples-
convergent-
them? evolu;on-4869742

4. What shared structure is actually homologous?


5. The “wings” of flying lemurs and sugar gliders evolved independently and thus would be
considered structures.
6. List two differences between sharks and dolphins despite their similar looks.
7. Why do dolphins and sharks look so similar?
8. What structure do marsupial opossums and New World monkeys share?
9. What structure do echidnas and hedgehogs have in common?

Scan in the QR code to the right or click the link below. Read the ar9cle, then answer the
ques9ons below.
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1. Species with a shorter evolution evolved mostly by whereas species with a


longer evolution evolved mostly by .
2. Gradualism causes change that is , and .
3. Explain how mutations can drive evolution by punctuated equilibrium.
5. Other than mutations, what is another cause of punctuated equilibrium?
6. How are stripes in tigers a beneficial adaptation?
7. Explain how tiger stripes could have evolved through gradualism.
8. Explain how tiger stripes could have evolved through punctuated equilibrium.
9. Explain how tiger stripes could have evolved through a combination of gradualism and
punctuated equilibrium.
Scan in the QR code or click the link below it. Watch 1:40-5:53 only, then answer the following
questions.
1. In the 1820s what did scien(sts think all dinosaurs really were?
2. What did fossils teach us about whales?
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3. What two ves(gial structures do whales have to suggest this? ch?v=P3Gag`A2vo

4. What two traits did the fossils of Rodhocetus suggest its connec(on to whales and what you
wrote for #2?
5. What two organisms did the traits in #4 connect whales back to?
6. The fact that so many organisms share similar structures (known as ) shows
us that we are all .
7. Sketch the bone structure of our forelimbs on your paper. Scan this code to know how to label
each part.
https://askabiologist.asu.
8. List some organisms that share similar forelimb structure. edu/human-bird-and-
bat-bone-comparison
9. What does our similari(es to these organisms in #8 suggest?
10.In this sec(on of the video, what 2 fields of science were described as providing evidence for
evolu(on?

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link below it. Watch only 5:53-
end, then answer the quesBons.
1. All living things on our planet use what as our genetic material?
2. The more closely related species are, the more…
3. Who is our closest evolutionary relative based on our genetics? What
percent of our DNA sequences are the same?
4. About half of our genes are the same as a .
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5. What type of organism does he say we all descended from? How long ago? be.com/watch?v=P
3GagfbA2vo
6. Evolu(onary change is driven, in part, by change.
7. How does the distribu(on of marsupials around the world provide evidence for evolu(on?
8. How did Darwin’s finches provide evidence for evolu(on?
9. What is one of the examples he uses to illustrate how microevolu(on has occurred during our
life(me? How is this evidence of evolu(on?
10.In this sec(on of the video, what 2 fields of science were described as providing evidence for
evolu(on?
Scan in the QR code or click the link below. Watch video, then answer questions #1-5.
hSps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt1Gn0R22Q

1. What did Lamark believe about evolu0on? Why is this not correct?
2. What is the first common evolu0on misconcep0on? What does evolu0on actually say?
3. What do people commonly think “survival of the fiSest” means? What does it actually mean
to be the “most fit”?
4. Natural selec0on doesn’t happen at the organism level but at the level.
5. Does evolu0on always favor traits that make sense? The video provides 2 examples of this in
humans. Explain 1 of them.
Use this QR code or the link 6. Evolution is a theory about the origin of life.
below for questions #6-8.
Click the link listed for each 7. Most biologists have rejected Darwinism and
number and then summarize no longer agree with the ideas put forth by
the misconception and Darwin and Wallace.
correction on your answer
sheet. 8. Evolution and religion are incompatible.
hSp://evolu0on.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconcep0ons_faq.php

Scan in the QR code to the right or click the link below it. Watch the video, then answer the questions below.

1. What are some of the characteris0cs that make us humans?


2. What is a species?
3. Is a liger considered a species? Explain why or why not.
4. Ligers are an example of .

5. Specia0on requires .
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6. List an example of post-zygo0c isola0on. watch?v=2oKlKmrbLoU

7. List an example of pre-zygo0c isola0on.


Skip 5:35-8:36

8. What were corgis bred for? What were greyhounds bred for?
9. Dog breeding is an example of .
10.Are dogs the same species? If they weren’t ar0ficially bred what could happen in nature?

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