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Darwin and The Beagle
Explain an evolutionary view of life and recognize that evolution is both a fact and a theory. Describe Intelligent Design Theory and justify why it is a pseudoscience. Recognize the imperfections of the human body and explain how they are evidence of an evolutionary process. Examine the purposes of HMS Beagle's voyage around the world. Assess Georges Cuvier's contribution to geology and the concept of extinction. Discuss Darwin's observations of the birds on the Galapagos Islands.
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Origin of Species
Erasmus darwin,
Fossil record,
Common descent
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Deep Time Discovered
Macroevolutionary events,
Acasta shale,
Darwin s view of earth s age
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Natural Selection
Unpredictability of evolutionary ...,
Gregor mendel s contributions to ...,
Definition and function of genes
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Dawn of Life
Three main domains of the tree of...,
Differences between eukaryotic an...,
Most abundant and genetically div...
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Animal Evolution
Hox genes,
Importance of master control gene...,
Hox genes in mice and fruit flies
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Extinction
Current mass extinction,
Permian triassic mass extinction,
Krakatau eruption august 26 1883
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Coevolution
Coevolution definition,
Mutually beneficial relationship ...,
Insect pollination of orchid c sa...
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Evolutionary Medicine
Alexander bivelich example of coe...,
Percentage of parasitic species,
Behavioral response of chimpanzee...
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Evolution of Sex
Whiptail lizards reproduction,
Prevalence of sexual reproduction,
Disadvantage of asexual reproduction
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Gossiping Ape
Comparison of darwin and wallace ...,
Characteristics of ardipithecus r...,
Kevin hunt s hypothesis on bipeda...
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The Dawn of Us
Chauvet cave s fascination,
Multiregional hypothesis,
Monogenesis out of africa hypothesis
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