Brooklyn College BIOL 1010 : Lecture Guide (topic v)

V. Principles of Evolution

Text: Pages 300-302, 311-312, 317; Chapters 13 and 14

1. The origin of life
2. Historical perspective
3. Macroevolution and molecular evolution

Learning Objectives:

1. You should be able to use and define/describe the following words:

   macroevolution		fossils
   comparative morphology		evolution
   comparative biochemistry		homologous structures
   analogous structures		natural selection
   gene		microevolution
   evolutionary divergence		evolutionary convergence
   endosymbiosis		adaptive radiation
   adaptive trait		comparative embryology
   molocular biology		exobiology

   
   
2. You should be able to:
   1. Describe Lamark's Theory of Acquired Characteristics and the Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution by natural selection and note their significance to the study of evolution.
   2. Discuss the steps that could account for the origin of life from non-living matter.
   3. Explain how homologous and analogous structures are related to morphological divergence and morphological convergence.
   4. Describe the role of comparative biochemistry, comparative embryology, the fossil record and molecular biology in establishing evolutionary relationships.
   5. Compare and contrast features involved in macroevolution and those involved in microevolution.

---

---