Scribd
Upload
52 views19 pages

CH 22 Descent With Modification

This chapter discusses the Darwinian view of evolution and approaches to understanding its patterns and processes. It covers Aristotle's early concept of a scala naturae, Linnaeus' development of taxonomy, evidence of evolution such as homology, fossils and biogeography, examples of adaptations and natural selection, and applications to healthcare like origins of drug resistance. Key points include direct observations of evolution, similarities in body structures indicating common ancestry, the fossil record showing changes over time, and patterns of species distributions providing clues to evolutionary relationships.

Uploaded by

emmy ho
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views19 pages

CH 22 Descent With Modification

This chapter discusses the Darwinian view of evolution and approaches to understanding its patterns and processes. It covers Aristotle's early concept of a scala naturae, Linnaeus' development of taxonomy, evidence of evolution such as homology, fossils and biogeography, examples of adaptations and natural selection, and applications to healthcare like origins of drug resistance. Key points include direct observations of evolution, similarities in body structures indicating common ancestry, the fossil record showing changes over time, and patterns of species distributions providing clues to evolutionary relationships.

Uploaded by

emmy ho
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 19

Chapter 22

Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life


Approaches to Understanding Evolution
• Patterns of Evolution

• Process of Evolution
~350 BCE
Aristotle’s
scala naturae

1735
Linnaeus publishes
Systema Naturae.
Observations
Inferences
1.

2.
Key Points and Caveats
Evidence of Patterns
of Evolution
• Direct observation
• Homology
• Fossil Record
• Biogeography

Adaptations among mantises.


How did short soapberry bug beak length evolve?
•
•
•
•
Natural Selection and
Ecology in Healthcare
• Origins of drug
resistance?
• Drivers of evolution?
• Rate of evolution?
Homology
Beware of Convergence!
Fossil Rec
ord
Biogeography
• Continental drift
• Island endemism

You might also like