Topic 5: Evolution and Biodiversity Revision List

Course Materials

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Presentations

1. Evolution
2. Examples of Evolution
   1. MRSA – Wired Article
3. Classification – Guided Discussion
   1. Classification Notes Sheet 
   2. Phyla Classification Group Presentation – 2019
      1. Phyla Classification Group Presentation Rubric
4. Radiometric Decay
5. Phylogeny and Systematics

Practicals

1. Mini-Practical: Prey Selection
2. Mini-Practical: Predator/Prey Selection
3. Mini-Practical: Sampling Biodiversity
4. Mini-Practical: Industrial Melanism
5. Mini-Practical: Evolution Lab
6. Classification: Mini-Practical
7. Radiometric Dating Virtual Lab
8. Tree Identification – Arbor Day Site (Oak DNA Lab)
9. Mini-Practical – Hardy-Weinberg (AHL)

Tutorials/Activities/Articles

1. Article & Questions: Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’
2. Article: Under the Sea, A Missing Link in the Evolution of Complex Cells
3. Article: Scientists discover first warm-bodied fish
4. Evolution 101: UC Berkeley
5. Evolution and the Fossil Record
6. Human Evolution Interactive Timeline

Helpful Videos

1. What is the Evidence for Evolution? – Stated Clearly
2. Facts About Human Evolution – Sci-Show