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There is great variety within and between the earth’s
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ecosystems. Each ecosystem differs from others in its
varieties of species, genetic makeup of its species, and the Professional Development

evolutionary relationships of species. All of these levels of

variation comprise the earth’s biodiversity. This biodiversity
is the product of billions of years of evolution. Ecologists
and evolutionary biologists study the evolutionary
processes that produce biodiversity, what caused the
subtle and dramatic shifts that occurred in the past, and
how biodiversity might change in the future.
Conservationists often focus on understanding the biodiversity of an area in order to establish
priorities for conservation of species. They and other scientists are also concerned with how human
activities affect biodiversity. In this unit, you will investigate the levels of biodiversity and the
evolutionary processes that increase, decrease, or maintain biodiversity. You will also examine
humans’ social, environmental, and economic influences on biodiversity, and make recommendations
for which forest area on a fictitious island should receive funds for conservation.

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Content in SGI Biology, Second Edition Evolution Unit is organized into activities, as follows:

ACTIVITY TITLE ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

How are the biodiversity of an ecosystem and the sustainability of

1. Biodiversity and Sustainability
human communities related?

2. Human Activities and Biodiversity How do humans alter the biodiversity of groups of taxa?

3. Geologic Time What are the key events of geologic time?

Darwin and the Development of a How did Darwin build on his and others' work to develop his ideas
4.
Theory about natural selection and evolution?

Using Fossil Evidence to Investigate How does fossil evidence determine the relationships of whale
5.
Whale Evolution ancestors and their descendants?

6. Evidence from the Fossil Record How do scientists interpret evidence in the fossil record?

7. The Phylogeny of Vertebrates How do you test a tree hypothesis for a group of taxa?

How do biologists study the evolutionary relationships of

8. Studying Hominids
hominids?

How does evidence about phylogenetic relationships assist

9. Studying Lineages for Conservation evolutionary biologists and conservationists in making
sustainable conservation decisions?

10. What Is a Species? How do new species separate from existing species?

11. Natural Selection How does natural selection lead to speciation?

How did a change in the environment lead to genetic changes in

12. The Genetic Basis of Adaptation
populations of the rock pocket mouse?

The Processes and Outcomes of

13. How do evolutionary processes lead to changes in biodiversity?
Evolution

What scientific evidence and reasoning supports ideas about

14. Ideas about Evolution
evolution?

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