BIOLOGY 11 UNIT C – EVOLUTION
- PRESCRIBED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit, you must be able to:
1) describe the process of evolution
- describe the basic structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) with reference to the following terms:
- double helix
- sugar-phosphate backbone
- nitrogenous bases (A, T, C, G)
- complementary base pairing (A-T, C-G)
- explain the role of DNA in evolution
- describe the five agents of evolutionary change:
- mutation
- genetic drift
- gene flow
- non-random mating
- natural selection
- differentiate among and give examples of convergent evolution, divergent evolution, and speciation
- compare the gradual change model with the punctuated equilibrium model of evolution
- VOCABULARY
By the end of this unit, you must be able to define the following:
| o complementary base pairing
o convergent evolution o divergent evolution o deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) o double helix o evolutionary change o gene flow o genetic drift |
o gradual change model
o mutation o natural selection o nitrogenous base o non-random mating o punctuated equilibrium model o speciation o sugar- phosphate backbone |
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