Evidence for Evolution
- How big are whales?
- What do whales eat?
- How are whales different from fish?
- Where do whales live in the world?
- What are whales known for?
Evidence by Example
ancient organism remains, fossil layers, similarities among organisms alive today, similarities in DNA, and similarities of embryos
Examples of evolution
Human example
Evidence in human skull
Evidence from DNA
DNA Evidence
DNA
Lines of Evidence
Similarities in DNA
Evidence from Embryology
Development of anatomy
Human embryo vs. chick embryo
This compares the development of chickens vs humans - showing that all vertebrates have similar developmental stages early on but at a certain point they diverge.
Comparative Embryology
Evidence from Anatomy
Similarities and differences
Comparative Anatomy
Wings compared
Biogeography
Geographical distribution of plants and animals
Darwin's Finches
What is biogeography?
Fossil Record
Physical remains of organisms
Mapped fossils
Types of fossils
Examples
Subtopic
What are fossils?
