1. What is the difference between the different patterns ofselection: directional, stabilizing,anddiversifying?
2. How do bacteria acquire genetic variation and how does thatdiffer from the mechanism by which humans acquire variation?
3. What were the key observations made by Darwin to develop thebasic tenants of the theory of evolution? Has thistheory been tested?
4. What are the most common misconceptionsabout evolution and why are they not valid arguments againstevolution?
5. The key component of the theory of evolution isnatural selection. Define this process. Why is itcommonly known as âsurvival of the fittestâ? What are examples offactors (selective pressures) that drive evolutionof populations?
6. What is the indirect evidence of evolution? What arehomologous and analogousstructures? What is convergent evolution?How does similarity of proteins between different species supportthe idea of evolution?
7. Be able to explain why the following statement is true:Natural Selection works on individuals while evolution works onpopulations over generations. Or to put it another way: Individualsdo not evolve, populations do.
1. What is the difference between the different patterns ofselection: directional, stabilizing,anddiversifying?
2. How do bacteria acquire genetic variation and how does thatdiffer from the mechanism by which humans acquire variation?
3. What were the key observations made by Darwin to develop thebasic tenants of the theory of evolution? Has thistheory been tested?
4. What are the most common misconceptionsabout evolution and why are they not valid arguments againstevolution?
5. The key component of the theory of evolution isnatural selection. Define this process. Why is itcommonly known as âsurvival of the fittestâ? What are examples offactors (selective pressures) that drive evolutionof populations?
6. What is the indirect evidence of evolution? What arehomologous and analogousstructures? What is convergent evolution?How does similarity of proteins between different species supportthe idea of evolution?
7. Be able to explain why the following statement is true:Natural Selection works on individuals while evolution works onpopulations over generations. Or to put it another way: Individualsdo not evolve, populations do.
