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Evolution WebQuest – Replacement assignment (DUE 2/17)

Part A: Have some fun and play “Darwin’s Evolution Game” @ http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html. Answer the questions as you are able to. Be sure you are answering the entire question!!!!

1.  What does “survival of the fittest” mean?

2.  How would you describe your starting environment? What kinds of landforms are present? What kind of vegetation is there? Anything else that is noteworthy?

3.  Draw your 3 starting variants of your species and describe why you chose the ones that you did in the table below. What advantages did you think they might have over some of the other options?

Trial #1

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How long did your species survive? ______

4. Repeat the above until you make it to 1,000,000 years!! Use a blank sheet of paper to make the table to show your variants and label them “Trial #2”, “Trial #3” and so on.

5. Once your species has succeeded, take the quiz on the site and write in the letter to the correct responses below:

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11. What was the name of the guy pictured on the right page?

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Part B: Investigate a variety of types of evidence for evolution. You will be responsible for learning about fossil evidence, structural evidence, and genetic evidence for evolution. Fill out the chart below to show what you have learned!

1.  You responsible for all of the following areas: anatomy and physiology, paleontology, and molecular biology. Anatomists study the structure of organisms, physiologists study the function of organisms, molecular biologists study genetics, and paleontologists study fossils.

2.  Review the sites on the screen that apply to each specialty. Feel free to use the links provided or find credible ones on your own. This information can also be found in Chapters 14 and 15 of your book.

3.  Find two to three specific examples for each area of evidence for evolution. Also, try to find the date on which the evidence was discovered. (Three examples will get you a better grade than two.)

4.  Complete the chart below as you gather information. Feel free to recreate this chart on a separate piece of paper to give you more room to write (hint, hint).

Special areas of interest / Evidence (drawings or descriptions) / Why is this information significant?
Anatomy
Molecular Biology
Paleontology

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