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Chapter 2 Evolution
2.1 Science as a human endeavour: Darwin and Wallace were co-conspirators
Extend your understanding 2.1
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2.1 Galapagos
Watch this video to learn more about the amazing creatures that have evolved on the Galapagos Islands.
2.1 Galapagos
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2.1 Evolutionary theory
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2.1 Evolutionary theory
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2.1 The origin of species: the making of a theory
Watch a video about the epic voyages of Wallace and Darwin which led to the theory of evolution.
Chapter 2 Evolution
2.2 Natural selection is the mechanism of evolution
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2.2 Natural selction
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2.2 Natural selction
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2.2 Experiment What if the habitat of bean prey was changed?
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2.2 Experiment What if the habitat of bean prey was changed?
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Chapter 2 Evolution
2.3 Different selection pressures cause divergence. Similar selection pressures cause convergence
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2.3 Divergent and convergent evolution
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2.3 Divergent and convergent evolution
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2.3 Experiment Divergent and convergent evolution of big beaks and small beaks
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2.3 Experiment Divergent and convergent evolution of big beaks and small beaks
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2.3 Wing analysis
Analyse the wings of different animals on the National Geographic website
Chapter 2 Evolution
2.4 Fossils provide evidence of evolution
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2.4 Fossil evidence
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2.4 Fossil evidence
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2.4 Experiment Popcorn dating
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2.4 Experiment Popcorn dating
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2.4 Great transitions
Watch ‘Great transitions’, a short film on Archaeopteryx.
2.4 Layers of time
Play an interactive game, placing fossils in the correct order based on their position in rocks.
Chapter 2 Evolution
2.5 Multiple forms of evidence support evolution
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2.5 Horses and rhinos share an ancestor
How can a rhino and a horse be related? Find out in this video.
2.5 Horses and rhinos share an ancestor
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2.5 Evidence for evolution
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2.5 Evidence for evolution
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Chapter 2 Evolution
2.6 DNA and proteins provide chemical evidence for evolution
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2.6 Chemical evidence for evolution
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2.6 Chemical evidence for evolution
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