Evolution and Changes
- 1. Evolution and Change By iTutor.com T- 1-855-694-8886 Email- [email protected] Chapter 1 • Evidence for Evolution
- 2. Evolution and Change • Evidence for EvolutionChapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 • How Evolution Works • Natural Selection
- 3. Evidence for Evolution An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive. Adaptations include body structures that help an organism feed, move around, and protect itself. Evolution is the process of how organisms acquire adaptations over time. Eohippus is an ancestor of what modern animal?
- 4. • Evolution is a branching process Horse Evolution Diversity means variety. Scientists hypothesize that all life forms evolved from a common ancestor and new species branch off from earlier species. Similarities among all cells support the hypothesis that all life evolved from a common ancestor. – All cells have a similar cell membrane. – Many cells have the same type of cellular respiration. – All cells have DNA as their hereditary material.
- 6. Lines of Evidence Analogous Structure Evolved separately but Perform a similar Function Many lines of evidence provide the basis for the theory of evolution. These include: – comparative anatomy – DNA analysis – fossil record Comparative anatomy is the study of anatomical similarities and differences among species. What does your arm have in common with the wing of a bird, the flipper of a porpoise, and the forelimb of an elephant? Analogous structures serve the same function but come from different origins. Homologous structures have a common origin, but do not necessarily perform the same function.
- 7. Homologous Structure Suggest evolution from a common ancestor Lines of Evidence Vertebrates are animals with a backbone. Comparative anatomists have discovered similarities in embryos of vertebrates. Adult vertebrates also share many similarities in their skeletons and muscles. Species that share more similarities in their DNA base sequences are more closely related than those that share fewer similarities.
- 8. Fossils A fossil is a remnant or trace of an organism from the past, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in Earth’s crust. Fossils found in the upper (newer) sedimentary layers more closely resemble present-day organisms than fossils found in deeper (older) layers.