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    Biodiversity

    and Evolution

    1
    EVOLUTION defined

    The change of
    species over time

    2
    EVIDENCES of
    EVOLUTION

    3
    Fossil Evidence

    Fossils are relics or impressions
    •

    of ancient organisms
    • Most fossils are found in
    layers (strata) of sedimentary
    rock
    4
    Fossil Record
    Earth is Billions of Years Old
    Fossils In Different Layers of
    Rock (sedimentary Rock
    Strata) Showed Evidence Of
    Gradual Change Over Time 5
    6

    • The fossil record
    traces history of life and
    allows us to study history
    of particular organisms

    7

    • Fossils include skeletons,
    shells, seeds, insects trapped
    in amber, imprints of
    organisms, organisms frozen in
    ice (wooly mammoth), or
    trapped in tar pits (saber-
    toothed tiger) 8
    Anatomical Evidence
    Comparisons of anatomical
    features in different
    organisms often provides
    evidence to support the
    theory of evolution
    Homologous Body Structures
    Homologous structure are structures
    that share a common origin but may
    serve different functions in modern
    species.
    These structures are evidence that
    organisms with similar structure
    evolved from a common ancestor.
    Homologous Body Structures
     Limb Bones Develop
    In Similar Patterns
    (Arms, Legs,
    Flippers, Wings)
    These species show the same
    skeletal elements. Is in the
    humerus, radius and ulna.
    However these skeletal elements
    have been modified over time to
    suit the different functions
    suitable for the type of mammal
    13

    • Analogous structures a
    contrast to homologous
    structures.
    They serve the same function
    between organisms but are
    different in internal anatomy.
    copyright cmassengale 15

    • The wings of birds,
    bats, and insects, for
    example, have different
    embryological origins but
    are all designed for flight.

    Vestigial Structures are
    •

    remains of a structure that is


    no longer functional but show
    common ancestry
     • Example: Humans have a
    tailbone but no tail
    These organs are usually dwarfed
    and useless to the organism.
    Examples of these include:
    The human appendix which is
    useless in humans, but in other
    mammals it is necessary for
    digestion of high cellulose diet.

    The human external ear
    muscles.
    The tail bone, Wisdom teeth,
     Some snakes have skeletal
    limbs.
    Example of Vestigial Structure

    Figure 5
    Vestigial organs associated with eye structures

    Figure 6
    Vestigial remains of a pelvic girdle in a whale
    Embryological Evidence:

    • Organisms that show
    similarities in their
    embryonic development may
    have a common ancestry
    Human Fetus – 5 weeks
    Chicken
    Turtle

    Rat

    23
    Biochemical Evidence
     Almost all living organisms use the
    •
    same basic biochemical molecules,
    e.g., DNA, ATP, enzymes ...
    • Similarities in amino acid
    sequences, DNA codes, etc. can be
    explained by descent from a common
    ancestor

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