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UNIT 5: Evolution &
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The central idea of biological evolution is that all life on Earth shares a common ancestor, just as you and your cousins share a common grandmother. Through the process of descent with modification, the common ancestor of life on Earth gave rise to the fantastic diversity that we see documented in the fossil record and around us today. Evolution means that we're all distant cousins: humans and oak trees, hummingbirds and whales. |
NC STANDARDS:
Bio 3.4: Explain the theory of evolution by natural selection as a mechanism for how species change over time.
Bio.3.4.1 Explain how fossil, biochemical, and anatomical evidence support the theory of evolution.
Bio.3.4.2 Explain how natural selection influences the changes in species over time.
Bio.3.4.3 Explain how various disease agents (bacteria, viruses, chemicals) can influence natural selection.
Bio 3.5: Analyze how classification systems are developed based upon speciation.
Bio.3.5.1 Explain the historical development and changing nature of classification systems
Bio.3.5.2 Analyze the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationships (including dichotomous keys and phylogenetic trees)
Bio 1.2: Analyze the cell as a living system.
Bio.1.2.3 Explain how specific cell adaptations help cells survive in particular environments (focus on unicellular organisms).
Bio 3.4: Explain the theory of evolution by natural selection as a mechanism for how species change over time.
Bio.3.4.1 Explain how fossil, biochemical, and anatomical evidence support the theory of evolution.
Bio.3.4.2 Explain how natural selection influences the changes in species over time.
Bio.3.4.3 Explain how various disease agents (bacteria, viruses, chemicals) can influence natural selection.
Bio 3.5: Analyze how classification systems are developed based upon speciation.
Bio.3.5.1 Explain the historical development and changing nature of classification systems
Bio.3.5.2 Analyze the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationships (including dichotomous keys and phylogenetic trees)
Bio 1.2: Analyze the cell as a living system.
Bio.1.2.3 Explain how specific cell adaptations help cells survive in particular environments (focus on unicellular organisms).
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What scientific evidence supports the process of evolution?
How does the process of natural selection bring about changes in species over time?
What is the major classification system used by biologists today and how does that differ from the systems used in the past?
What evidence do taxonomists use to determine the degree to which species are related to one another?
How do various disease agents influence the evolution of the species they affect?
How are organisms adapted to their environments?
What scientific evidence supports the process of evolution?
How does the process of natural selection bring about changes in species over time?
What is the major classification system used by biologists today and how does that differ from the systems used in the past?
What evidence do taxonomists use to determine the degree to which species are related to one another?
How do various disease agents influence the evolution of the species they affect?
How are organisms adapted to their environments?
EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
DAY 1: Darwin
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ASSIGNMENT: DARWIN'S VOYAGE PRACTICE on QUIA
DAY 2: Evidence for Evolution
QUIZ: 10.1 DARWIN QUIZ on QUIA
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ASSIGNMENT: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION on QUIA
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DAY 3: Quiz & Labs
QUIZ: 10.2 EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION QUIZ on QUIA

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PATTERNS OF NATURAL SELECTION
DAY 4: Genetic Drift & Biochemical Evidence for Evolution
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DAY 5: Types of Natural Selection
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DAY 6: SPECIATION
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SNURFLE ISLAND GAME Bioman
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DAY 7: Intro to Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
DAY 8: Classification
ASSIGNMENT: Classification Challenge Interactive
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DAY 9: Cladograms
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DAY 10: Dichotomous Keys
ASSIGNMENT: DICHOTOMOUS KEY ASSIGNMENT on QUIA
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PATHOGENS & DISEASE AGENTS
DAY 11: Bacteria & Viruses

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ASSIGNMENT: BACTERIA & VIRUSES WORKSHEET on QUIA
DAY 12: Immunity

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ASSIGNMENT: FLU VIDEO QUESTIONS on QUIA
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UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS & THEIR ADAPTATIONS/BEHAVIORS
DAY 13: Intro to Unicellular Organisms
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DAY 14: Unicellular Adaptations & Behaviors

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MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS & THEIR ADAPTATIONS/BEHAVIORS
DAY 15: Plant Adaptations
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DAY 16: Animal Adaptations
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ASSIGNMENT: INTERACTIVE: SNURFLE ISLAND LINK
DAY 17: Animal Behavior
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ASSIGNMENT: Animal Behavior Practice on QUIA
ASSIGNMENT: PAVLOV'S DOG GAME
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DAY 18: Animal Behavior
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ASSIGNMENT: MEALWORM VIRTUAL LAB
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DAY 19: Review
DAY 20: UNIT TEST