Natural Selection Unit Biology
January 17 As a class we completed the table on Darwin’s influences (next slide)
January 12 & 17 Scientist Year(s) Summary Influence Right / Wrong Hutton Lyell Lamark Malthus
Darwin’s Hypothesis (pg. 72) Individuals with certain inherited variation are better suited to life in their environment than other individuals.
Adaptation (pg 72) Any heritable characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.
Fitness How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment.
Natural Selection
January 17 Peppered Moth Simulation – 35 minutes Go to http://peppermoths.weebly.com/ Read about peppered moths, answer questions in lab notebook (page 73-74) and complete simulations. Get stamp when questions are complete.
Peppered Moths
Peppered Moths
Natural Selection (pg. 74) Natural selection is the process by which organisms in nature with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring. Rock Pocket Mouse