Evolution

Introduction

Hi. I've created a webquest for you to complete over evolution.

Task

You will open the hyperlinks and answer the question provided for each hyperlink. 

Process

Name________

Evolution

https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-evolution#:~:text=In%20biology%2C%20evolution%20is%20the,and%20gradually%20change%20over%20time.

  1. What is Evolution? 

  2. The theory of evolution is based on the idea that?

https://www.livescience.com/474-controversy-evolution-works.html

  1. The theory of evolution by natural selection, was formulated in what book by Darwin?

  2. Briana Pobiner said simply put, the theory can also be described as?

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/theory-evolution/

  1. Ideas aimed at explaining how organisms go back to who and when?

  2. A phenomenon known as ____________ can also cause species to evolve.

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Evolution

  1. Evolution has how many components?

  2. What are they?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/index.html ( The answers will be in deep time)

  1. Which era was the longest?

  2. What mya do modern humans show up?

https://www.nationalacademies.org/evolution (The answers will be in evolution and society)

  1. How long ago did people from the Middle East rely on food from growing plants rather than hunting? 

  2. In 2002, many people in China got an unknown virus which spread to Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Canada, a sample was sent to researchers. What did they use to figure out what the virus was?

https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/darwin/

  1. Darwin studied aboard what ship, which led him to start looking at natural selection?

  2. How long was Darwin aboard the ship?

https://humanorigins.si.edu/education/introduction-human-evolution

  1. _____________ is the study of human evolution.

  2. What is mutation?

https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v2n2/EvolutionAction.html

  1. What is microevolution?

  2. What insect became one of the most iconic evolution ever shown.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150803-how-do-we-know-evolution-is-real

  1. Darwin’s theory of evolution says that each organism is ________ ___________ from its parents.

  2. We started out as worms, worms became _______ which came on land and developed 4 legs, grew hair and eventually started on 2 legs, and called themselves __________.

Evaluation

I hope this helped you understand and take a better look at evolution.