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Guiding questions
Guiding questions
What is the evidence for evolution?
How do analogous and homologous structures exemplify commonality and diversity?
Linking questions
Linking questions
How does the theory of evolution by natural selection predict and explain the unity and diversity of life on Earth?
What counts as strong evidence in biology?
Syllabus statements
Syllabus statements
A4.1.1 Evolution as change in the heritable characteristics of a population
A4.1.2 Evidence for evolution from base sequences in DNA or RNA and amino acid sequences in proteins
A4.1.3 Evidence for evolution from selective breeding of domesticated animals and crop plants
A4.1.4 Evidence for evolution from homologous structures
A4.1.5 Convergent evolution as the origin of analogous structures
A4.1.6 Speciation by splitting of pre-existing species
A4.1.7 Roles of reproductive isolation and differential selection in speciation
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A4.1.8 AHL Differences and similarities between sympatric and allopatric speciation
A4.1.9 AHL Adaptive radiation as a source of biodiversity
A4.1.10 AHL Barriers to hybridization & sterility of interspecific hybrids as mechanisms for of preventing the mixing of alleles between species
A4.1.11 AHL Abrupt speciation in plants by hybridization and polyploidy (alium changed to knotweed)
Resources used in class
Resources used in class
The power point presentation and the accompanying student notes are used as resources in class - together with activites, discussion, simulations and experiments.
1. A 4.1 SL Evolution - student notes.pdf1. A 4.1 HL Evolution - student notes.pdfPage updated
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