Biology Notebook: 05.01 Evolution Objectives:
• Identify early ideas about evolution
• Discuss theories that influence scientific debate over evolution
• Recognize the major sources of evidence for evolution
• Recognize the pattern of features that reveal the history of a species

Key Questions and Terms Notes
Evolution
What does evolution describe?
How can scientist determine that evolution occurred?
What is the theory of evolution built upon?
List some of the fields that provide support and evidence for evolution. 1.
2. 3. 4. 5.
Evidence of Evolution
Explain how fossils provide evidence for evolution.
Describe how scientists can use comparative anatomy to explain evolution from a common ancestor.
What are homologous structures?
What are vertebrates?
What are some examples of homologous structures in animals?
What are vestigial structures?
Give an example of vestigial structure.
Define embryonic.
Describe how scientists can use comparative embryology to explain evolution from a common ancestor.
What is biogeography?
What is continental drift?
How are DNA sequences used to determine ancestry in molecular biology?
What is the universal genetic code?
What does molecular evidence support?

Sample Question:
A scientist looked at a group of embryos. Upon examination she observed that species A and B diverged closer to fertilization. She also observed that species C and D diverged closer to birth. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Species A and B are more closely related than species C and D.
B. Species C and D are more closely related than species A and B.
C. Species A and C are related.
D. Species B and D are related.