Evolution Web-quest (Part 3)

Understanding Evolution
Use the following website to complete the worksheets
http://evolution.berkeley.edu.
Click on Evolution 101, Click on An Introduction to Evolution
1. Simply put, biological evolution is
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2. What is the central idea of evolution?
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Click on Mechanisms, which is on the left hand side of the page and then
click on the Descent with modification link located under that.
1. Evolution only occurs when there is a change in __________________
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example of evolution and why?
Click Next. Or click on the Mechanisms of Change link.
What are the four processes for evolutionary change?
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Click Next Or click on the Genetic Variation link
What are the three sources of genetic variation?
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Click Next Or click on the Mutations link
1. A mutation is a ____________________________
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2. What is the function of DNA?
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3. What can be the result(s) of a DNA mutation?

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What effect can a mutation have on populations? Give an example of each one.
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Click Next or click on the Causes of Mutations link
Explain what can cause a mutation
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Click Next or click on the Gene Flow link
Gene flow, also called ______________
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is any movement of __________
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one _______________
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different kinds of events, such as _____
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new destination or people moving to new cities or countries. If _______
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genetic _________
_______. In the graphic on the website, the gene for ___________
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Click Next or click on the Sex and Genetic Shuffling link
How does sex produce variation and diversity in a population?
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Click on the Genetic Drift link

In any population, some individuals will have more kids than other individuals (just by
chance). Some of those individuals will be lucky and survive. Explain the cartoon and
how it shows this idea.
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Click Next or click on the Natural Selection link

This webpage gives you an example of natural selection involving beetles. Read the
descriptions and look at the cartoons. Explain what has happened to this population of
beetles starting from the initial population.
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Give two examples of modern day natural selection.
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Click Next
Fitness is an often misunderstood term. It does not necessarily mean that the fittest
individual is the strongest. What does fitness mean?
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