Unit 1

Unit 1: Guided Lecture Notes

Natural Selection
Fill in the Blanks
The process by which
with certain
traits tend
to produce more
offspring than do individuals without that trait,
often leading to a change in the
.

Circle the organism that survive and

reproduce? Why do other organisms
not reproduce?

Charles Darwin
What evidence did Charles Darwin use to come up with this theories of
evolution and natural selection?
1.
2.
3.
Darwins Finches
There were species of finches on the

Islands.

Birds that ate insects had which type of a beak?

How did beaks play a role in determining environment?

What does this mean to science?

Unit 1

Get into groups of two and come up with two idea of how science
might have changed after Darwin presented his two theories to
the world.

What questions might you ask Darwin?

Evolution
Fill in the Blanks
Each
the species change by a small amount to
their chances of survival. Over time the many
changes
become a
change.
Adaptation
What are the three requirements of adaptation?
1.
2.
3.
What is acclimation?

How is acclimation not the same as an adaptation?

How do different organisms adapt?

Unit 1
How does each of these organisms adapt to their environment, and
how does it help them survive? (Images below)
1. Artic Fox
2. Cacti
3. Great White Shark

How are natural selection and adaptations related?

In what ways is natural selection show with the example of the neck of
the giraffe?

Unit 1

Activity
Get into groups of two
Think of the following scenario, and decide which species
would survive longer and what adaptation was present
In a habitat there are red bugs and green bugs. The birds prefer the
taste of the red bugs, so soon there are many green bugs and few red
bugs. The green bugs reproduce and make more green bugs.

Important Terms to Review

Fill in the Blanks
Acclimation-

organisms make to a new environment.

Adaptation- The process of

becomes better suited to its

by which an organism or species

.

Evolution-The process by which different kinds of

organisms
are thought to have
and
from earlier forms
during the
of the earth.

Unit 1
Natural Selection- Individuals with certain
traits tend to
produce more surviving
than do individuals without
that
, often leading to a change in the population
Species- A species is a group of
very similar.

or

that are

Survival of the fittest- The continued

of organisms that
are best
to their environment, with the
of others
Variation- A
something

or distinct form or

of

Questions
If you have any questions, you may write them here and we can
answer them as a class.