Evolutionary Biologist

Directions:

• Individually: Read and follow ALL directions for Evolutionary Biologists on pgs 44-45 of the BSCS Biology Textbook.
• Make sure the following information is written in your notebook:
  • Notes on Interview with an Evolutionary Biologist
  • Notes/diagrams of dissection
  • Coloring sheets complete
  • Answer to question 2e (pg 45)
  • Notes from essay, “Evidence for Evolution: Vestigial structures” Not the one in the book
  • Answer to question 3a (pg 45)
  • Answer to question 4 a-b (pg 45)
• Team: Create a poster that you can use to explain to your classmates of how fossils form and how they can be dated. Use the half-slip in your packet that explains exactly what needs to be in your final presentation.
  1. Description of their career
  2. How each of the following is evidence for evolution
     • Comparison of chicken dissection wing with bat wing and human hand diagrams
     • Description of vestigial structures (what, why & how)
     • Description of homologous structures (what, why & how)