Evolution


 * “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, while this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.” **
 * Charles Darwin, 1859 **


 * __Assignments__

Extension and Review Essay 1**; Briefly explain "Inbreeding Depression". What do you suppose "Outbreeding Depression" is? Propose an explanation for its cause and a specific context in which this might occur.

Evolution - Change in the characteristics of a species over time Darwinian Evolution - Slow gradual change by means of **Natural Selection** Theory of Common Descent - All species have descended from common ancestors Speciation - The emergence of a new species.
 * __Key Definitions__**

Chapter 13 - Basic Evolutionary Change Chapter 14 - Speciation - The emerging of new species Chapter 15 - Macro-evolutionary history (Theory of Common Descent)
 * Unit Textbook Chapters**

[|**Evolution Notes Outline.doc**]

__**Resources Ch.13 - Basic Evolution [|Darwin Texts online] [|Dogs and More Dogs.doc]

Resources Ch.14 - Speciation**__ [|Evolution Speciation14.ppt]

__**Resources Ch.15 - Macro-Evolutionary History**__ [|**Events in the Geological Time Chart.doc**] [|**Geological time chart1.doc**]

__**Evolution and Religion** [|God and Evolution.pdf]__