Agents of Evolution

The 3 main agents of evolution were discussed. These include gene flow, mutation, and natural selection. We did an experiment/game to see how these three factors affect alleles of a population.

Homework:

• Read about RNA in Section 7-2 in your text ( pp. 146-148)
• Do the 7-2 Section Review # 1-4

Evolution

Today we also reviewed part of Chapter 14 from the Biology (Miller & Levine) textbook, including artificial and natural selection. We did the "beak" lab. Then we talked about phenotypic variation and graphed the class phenotypic variation for height.

Today's Homework:

• Read about DNa in Section 7-1 in your text ( pp. 137-145)
• Do the 7-1 Section Review # 1-5

PLEAS NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all homework is due the next class after it is assigned.

Taxonomy - Project

Today we handed in the classification project that required you to design a creature that may exist a million years from now because of evolution. You used the principles of taxonomy to explain which present day creature it evolved from, and you explained what kingdom it is in and how you knew.

Taxonomy - Principles and Eukaryotes vs. Prokaryotes

Click here for the powerpoint presentation that presents the 4 principles of taxonomy that we discussed, and includes more details about the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and click here for the fill in the blank notes.

Taxonomy - Solanum rostratum

Here is a view of the buffalo bur.

Taxonomy - The Classification System

Click here for the power point presentation about the classification system.

Click here for the fill in the blank notes on the classification system.

Click ont he links below for:

1. the five kingdoms - definitions chart
2. the five kingdoms - characteristics chart
3. the classifying organisms chart. Use the kingdoms key at the back of your textbook, just before the glossary to fill in as many taxa as you can for each organism.

Click here for the Biology 11 Course Outline.