12.03 Evidence of Evolution
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Choose your topic from the list below, then scroll down the page to look for the requirements for that topic and suggested resources.
- Whale Evolution/Fossils
- Homologous Structures - Limbs
- Vestigial Structures - Human Appendix
- Embryology
Whale Evolution/Fossils
Assignment: Create a google presentation that includes the following:
- Brief Explanation of the evolution of whales
- Pictures / Artists portrayal of ancestors of whales
- Picture of the vestigial hind limb bones of whales
- Definition of vestigial structures
- YouTube Video clip of whale evolution (choose one of the two listed below)
- Whale Evolution - Visit this animated site and learn about how whales evolved
- Whale Evolution Video Clip #1
- Whale Evolution Video Clip #2
- Evogram of Whale Evolution
- Whale Evolution - From Land To Sea
Homologous Structures - Limbs
Assignment: Create a google presentation that includes the following:
- Define Homologous Structures and explain why it is evidence of evolution
- Picture comparing limb bones
- Define analogous structures and explain why they are not evidence of a common ancestor
- Morphological Homology
- Homologous Structures - Understanding Evolution
- Homologous Structures - PBS
- Homologous Structures
- Homologous Structures - Understanding Evolution click through the pages to learn about homologous structures
- Definition of vestigial structures
- Explanation of why the appendix is considered vestigial (explain what it was used for in our ancestors)
- Picture of the vestigial appendix
Embryology
Assignment: Create a google presentation that includes the following:
- Brief Explanation how embryology shows common ancestry
- Picture Comparing Embryos
- Embryology Video Clip - See below