Podcast

2 Handout

SCENARIO QUESTIONS:
1. Which scenario sounds like an explanation Darwin might give? Why?





2. Which scenario sounds like an explanation Lamark might give? Why?






3. What are the specific clues which most clearly distinguish a Darwinian
explanation from a Lamrackian explanation?






4. Which explanation is most likely correct (in terms of the relative evidence
between Darwins hypothesis and Lamarks hypothesis?







5. Write a similar pair of scenarios describing how some particular species
evolved, with a particularly conspicuous feature, (e.g. a tiger, an elephant, a
hawk, etc.); do one scenario the way Lamark might explain it, and one the
way Darwin might explain it. Be sure to say which is which.

Podcast 3 Handout

Identify an example (other than what was listed in
the podcast) of each principle of natural selection.
Be ready to discuss your examples in class
tomorrow.

Principles
Example

Variation




Heredity




Selective Pressure

(Overproduction)


Reproductive Advantage

Podcast 4 Handout

Identify an example (other than what was listed in
the podcast) of each type of natural selection. Be
ready to discuss your examples in class tomorrow.

Type of Natural
Example
Selection
Stabilizing

Directional

Disruptive