CATALSYT

What key ingredients are needed for life? Where do we think these ingredients may have come from in early earth? Outline three lines of evidence for the theory of endosymbiosis.

TODAY: THE BIRTH OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY!

brought to you by Charles Darwin

TODAY: THE BIRTH OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY!

and Darwin Hines

BEFORE DARWIN.
1) All species are independent 2) Life on earth is young ~6,000 years old

3)

Species are immutable

HOW DO WE GET TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION ?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Lyell Malthus Lamark Wallace Darwin
What are they saying? How might they have influenced Darwin?
What is he saying? How is he saying it? Why do you think he opened his book in this manner?

Darwins Dangerous Idea

What evidence does Darwin examine?

What smaller revelations lead to the development of his larger theory?

Darwins Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection:

1. Variation

Cepaea nemoralis Banded snail

Darwins Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection:

2. Overpopulation

Darwins Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection:

3. Natural Selection

Darwins Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection:

4. Inherited

In your words
Explain the change in one of the following species over time using Darwins Theory of Natural Selection:

Lepus arcticus Arctic hare

Lepus californicus Jack rabbit

In your words
Explain the change in one of the following species over time using Darwins Theory of Natural Selection:

Arctic fox Fennec fox

Natural Selections Results

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2.

3.

Stabilizing Selection

Directional Selection

Directional Selection

Peppered moth

Directional Selection

Peppered moth

Disruptive Selection

Practice Making Predictions!

The Venus fly trap is famous for its ability to trap and devour flies. However, very small flies or very large flies are often able to escape. How would you predict the phenotypic distribution of the fly population to change over time? Type of Selection? Changes in Phenotypic Distribution?

Practice Making Predictions!

Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria have acquired genes for multiple resistance to antibiotics. Assuming these antibiotics continue to be used, how would you predict the relative frequency of antibiotic resistance amongst the bacteria to change?

Type of Selection?
Changes in Phenotypic Distribution?

Your Turn!
Imagine a new selective pressure on the human population. Describe the selective pressure below. As a class, we will guess the type of selection and the expected changes to the phenotypic distribution of the population.

Sickle Cell Anemia

Type of Selection?

Explanation: