EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve; individuals grow and develop Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution
EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution - a species evolves a trait only if it provides an increase in fitness
EVOLUTION : change of a species over time Individuals do not evolve Acquired traits are not passed on to offspring Natural selection is a process that can lead to evolution - a species evolves a trait only if it provides an increase in fitness - variation continues without a selective force
VESTIGIAL STRUCTURES : structures that have no function and no longer serve a purpose to the organism - “residual” structures
HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES : structures from different organisms that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues Provides evidence of common ancestry
HUMAN FOREARM CAT LEG
phylogenetic tree; a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among organisms CLADOGRAMS
Modern Organisms Extinct Organisms Common Ancestors gavenche
VERTEBRAE = SPINE
JAWS TETRAPOD, LUNGS AMNIOTIC EGG MAMMALS