Blueprint of Life - Focus Area 1 (summarised, does not cover everything)

BIOLOGY: BLUEPRINT OF LIFE: FOCUS 1
> outline the impact on the evolution of plants and animals of changes: in physical conditions in the environment, in chemical conditions in the environment and competition for resources.

What is evolution?

What is the mechanism for evolution?

In a population, individuals are characterised by _______ _________.

What happens in a changing environment?

List three reasons for evolution:

Provide examples of physical changes in the environment.

Provide examples of chemical changes in the environment.

Provide examples of competition for resources.

Describe the nature of adaptions in environmental changes and evolution.

What is an adaption?

Provide a case example of evolution caused in an animal by a physical change in the environment.

Provide an example of evolution occurring in an insect caused by a physical change in the environment.

Provide a case example of a plant evolving due to a physical change in the environment.

Provide examples of chemical change cases in plants causing evolution:

Provide an example of a case in which chemical change caused evolution in an insect.

Describe how chemical changes can cause resistant organisms in antibiotics.

Competition for resources can occur between ______ or _______ species.

Provide an example of competition for resources causing evolution.

Describe how giraffes evolved due to competition for resources.

Describe the case study: Evolution of kangaroos

What are the different types of evidence for evolution.