Biology Unit 7 - Evolution

Unit 7 – Evolution

 

Theory of Evolution

 

Explain the mechanisms of evolution.

 

  • Explain how natural selection can impact allele frequencies of a population.

 

  • Describe the factors that can contribute to thedevelopment of new species (e.g., isolating mechanisms, genetic drift, foundereffect, migration).

 

  • Explain how genetic mutations may result in genotypic and phenotypic variations within a population.

 

 

Analyze the sources of evidence for biological evolution.

 

  • Interpret evidence supporting the theory of evolution (i.e., fossil, anatomical, physiological, embryological, biochemical,and universal genetic code).

 

 

Apply scientific thinking, processes, tool, and technologies in the study of thetheory of evolution.

 

  • Distinguish between the scientific terms:hypothesis, inference, law, theory, principle, fact, and observation.

 

Vocabulary

 

 

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