Department of Education: Learning Activity Worksheet (LAW)
Department of Education: Learning Activity Worksheet (LAW)
Department of Education
N a t i o n a l C a pi t a l Re g i o n
Sc h o o l s D i v i s i o n O f f i c e o f La s Pi ñ a s C i t y
EVOLUTION
Activity 1: Which is it?
Directions: Identify the following pictures whether COMPRESSION or an IMPRESSION.
1. 2. 2.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/fossil-impression.html https://natmus.humboldt.edu/case-index/pennsylvanian
________________________________ __________________________________
3. 4.
https://paleo.prairie.illinois.edu/category/fossil-types/ https://local21news.com/news/local/dinosaur-tracks-make-
compression-fossil/ fresh-impression-at-valley-forge-park
__________________________________ ___________________________________
https://natmus.humboldt.edu/exhibits/life-through-time/
visual-timeline/pennsylvanian-subperiod
____________________________________
▪ Target Competency: Explain how fossil records provide evidences for evolution.
(S10LT-IIIf-39.7.7.1)
Activity 2: FACT OR BLUFF!
Directions: Read the sentences below. Write FACT if the sentence is true and BLUFF
if it is false. Write your answer on the blank before each number.
___________ 1. Green plants absorb the carbon dioxide, so the population of carbon-
14 molecules is continually replenished until the plant dies.
___________ 2. Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object
containing inorganic material by using the properties of radiocarbon,
a nonradioactive isotope of carbon.
____________ 3. There are two main categories of dating methods in archaeology:
indirect or relative dating and absolute dating.
____________ 4. The result is like a radioactive clock that ticks away as stable isotopes
decay into unstable ones.
___________ 5. When a fossil of a given species is found on several modern continents,
it gives a strong indication that these continents were previously far apart.
or uranium, that are identical except for one key feature -- the number of
Target Competency: Explain how rock formation, geologic time scale, and carbon-14 dating
can be used in determining the age of a fossils. (S10LT-IIIf-39.7.7.2)
Activity 4: Homologous vs Analogous
Directions: Identify whether the following examples are analogous or homologous
structure.
Target Competency: Explain how comparative anatomy and genetic information provides
evidence for evolution. (S10LT-IIIf-39.7.7.3-4)
Activity taken from Brittain T. (Biology the Living World) Lab Manual, 1989
Table 5
Extension of activity
Directions: Identify the differences using the
amino acid sequence of human as reference.
Complete table 5 to show the number of amino
acid differences and the position which they vary.
Guide Questions:
1. Based on the activity, which organism is
closely related to humans?
2. Which organism is least related to humans?
Target Competency: Explain how comparative anatomy and genetic information provides
evidence for evolution. (S10LT-IIIf-39.7.7.3-4)
Activity 6: Match Me Lamarck!
Directions: Match the statements to the theories of Lamarck.
Write the letter of the best answer before the number.
1. Lamarck’s theories explained that giraffes originally have short necks. Limited
source of food on the ground forced them to develop longer necks for them to
reach higher food source. ___________________________________
2. Constant stretching of necks when reaching higher food source forced giraffes to
develop longer neck bones and muscles. ______________________________
3. Elongated necks developed by giraffes during their lifetime were passed to their
offspring. ___________________________________
4. Some flightless birds were capable of flying, but due to abundance of food and
less predator on their habitat, they seldom use their wings until gradually it
became vestigial. _______________________________
5. A species of flat fish bear both of their eyes in only one side of their body for them
to see clearly their possible prey above them as they lay flat on the bottom of the
ocean. ___________________________________
6. Cheetahs were fast runners because their ancestors develop strong leg muscles due
to constant running to capture their prey. __________________________________
7. Ducks have webbed toes for them to easily maneuver in an aquatic environment
where their food is present. _________________________________
CLUES:
Across
1. Factor that does not support Darwin’s theory
3. Darwin most lack an adequate understanding.
4. Place where he gathered his early evidence of evolution
5. Species where he noticed a remarkable differences.
Down
2. According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, how do new species evolve?
Random Need
Individuals Traits
Organism Change
Individuals Traits
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Activity 12: “Adapting You!
Directions: Write the type of adaption in the following situations and examples.
Choose from the word bank below.
Physiological adaptations
____________ 7. A resistance to accept the way the world, technology, people, weather,
living situations, economics and climate changes can create a never-ending path of
frustration.
____________ 8. Adaptation is essential in order to survive and move ahead in the world
we live in.
Target Competency: Explain the importance of adaptation as a mechanism for the survival of
a species through an essay. (S10LT-IIIg-40.8.8.4)