Lesson 4 - Natural Selection Natural on Daphne Major

Lesson Objectives


Content Objective:  Be able to explain how natural selection in finches on Daphne Major is an example of natural selection and the evidence to support this.  

Language Objective:  Be able to explain how finches on Daphne Major showed natural selection using the following statements as guidelines:

What is the struggle for existence (or how is the environment changing)?

What variations in phenotype and genotype existed?

Which phenotypes were better adapted?

What happened to the individuals’ number of offspring that were better adapted?

What happens to the allele frequency over time?


Syllabus Details:

Application: Changes in beaks of finches on Daphne Major.

Application: Identifying examples of directional, stabilizing and disruptive selection.

 

Homework:  See Homework Page


Activites

Activity 1  - Types of Selection

Please work on this activity


Activity 2 - Video on Daphina Major

 
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Beak depth is what type of selection?


Activity 3   - Adaptive Radiation

1.  Please read Why Evolution Goes Wild on Islands? 

2.  Create a set of visual notes (see this video) for Adaptive Radiation using this article as an example.

3.  Mr. C's over-the-top example of visual notes (click here)


On Google Classroom

No work due on Goolge Classroom

Due dates on your homework page.