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Unit: Natural selection
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑2 (EU)
, EVO‑3 (EU)
, SYI (BI)
, SYI‑3 (EU)
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About this unit
Are you ready to learn the ins and outs of evolution? From how natural selection drives change to the different ways species arise and go extinct, this unit will take you on an exciting journey through the history of life on Earth.Imagine a green caterpillar on a brown tree trunk—oh, too late, a bird's eaten it.
AP Bio:
EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑1.C (LO)
, EVO‑1.C.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.C.2 (EK)
, EVO‑1.D (LO)
, EVO‑1.D.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.D.2 (EK)
, EVO‑1.E (LO)
, EVO‑1.E.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.E.2 (EK)
, EVO‑1.E.3 (EK)
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- Natural selectionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
How is a cabbage like a poodle?
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑1.F (LO)
, EVO‑1.F.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.G (LO)
, EVO‑1.G.1 (EK)
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- Artificial selectionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
A group of lizards drifts on a log to a desert island. What happens next?
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑1.H (LO)
, EVO‑1.H.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.I (LO)
, EVO‑1.I.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.J (LO)
, EVO‑1.J.1 (EK)
Math meets biology.
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑1.K (LO)
, EVO‑1.K.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.K.2 (EK)
, EVO‑1.L (LO)
, EVO‑1.L.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.L.2 (EK)
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- Hardy-Weinberg equilibriumGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
What evidence does evolution leave behind? How do fossils, embryos, and nucleotides help us analyze the branching tree of life?
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑1 (EU)
, EVO‑1.M (LO)
, EVO‑1.M.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.N (LO)
, EVO‑1.N.1 (EK)
, EVO‑1.N.2 (EK)
, EVO‑2 (EU)
, EVO‑2.B (LO)
, EVO‑2.B.1 (EK)
, EVO‑2.B.2 (EK)
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- Evidence of evolutionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Cat or mouse? On a cellular level, their differences aren't so noticable.
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑2 (EU)
, EVO‑2.C (LO)
, EVO‑2.C.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3 (EU)
, EVO‑3.A (LO)
, EVO‑3.A.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.A.2 (EK)
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- Common ancestry and continuing evolutionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Your family tree may be a little bigger than you thought...
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑3 (EU)
, EVO‑3.B (LO)
, EVO‑3.B.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.C (LO)
, EVO‑3.C.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.C.2 (EK)
, EVO‑3.C.3 (EK)
Wait, what is a species, anyways?
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑3 (EU)
, EVO‑3.D (LO)
, EVO‑3.D.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.D.2 (EK)
, EVO‑3.E (LO)
, EVO‑3.E.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.E.2 (EK)
, EVO‑3.F (LO)
, EVO‑3.F.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.F.2 (EK)
, EVO‑3.F.3 (EK)
What caused the extinction of Megalodon, the 30-ton Miocene shark? Not that I'm complaining.
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EVO (BI)
, EVO‑3 (EU)
, EVO‑3.G (LO)
, EVO‑3.G.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.G.2 (EK)
, EVO‑3.H (LO)
, EVO‑3.H.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.I (LO)
, EVO‑3.I.1 (EK)
, EVO‑3.J (LO)
, EVO‑3.J.1 (EK)
Genetic variation and resilience go hand-in-hand.
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SYI (BI)
, SYI‑3 (EU)
, SYI‑3.D (LO)
, SYI‑3.D.1 (EK)
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- Variations in populationsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Primordial soup for the scientific soul.
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SYI (BI)
, SYI‑3 (EU)
, SYI‑3.E (LO)
, SYI‑3.E.1 (EK)
, SYI‑3.E.2 (EK)
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