L7 Evidence for evolution

Question 1

What factors can be used for the evidence of evolution?

Answer 1

• Artificial selection
  
  • human-generated evolution
• Variation in space
  
  • evidence of the outcome of evolution
• Fossil record
  
  • mapping evolution through deep time
• Homology
  
  • evidence from morphology
• Experimental evolution
  
  • generating evolution in the lab
• Observable evolution

Question 2

Explain artificial selection.

Answer 2

• This example was used by Darwin in the origin of species.
• Variation in species generated by human-driven selection.
• Breeding and producing viable offspring.
• Selecting on morphology.