Evolution writing
prompt!
Respond to the following writing prompts. Be sure to include supporting details. Be specific.
You need to write between a half
a page and a page to answer this.
You may use the textbook CH 4 and/or the internet as a resource.
1. Who would have agreed with the following
statement? “Elephants stretched their noses and passed on the long nose
trait until their descendants had a long nose called a trunk.”
2. Who would have agreed with the following
statement? “Elephants with longer noses
were able to survive and have more offspring than elephants with shorter
noses.”
3. Who would have agreed with the following
statement? “Elephants’ noses have
changed over time.”
4. Compare and Contrast Lamarke’s Theory
and Darwin’s Theory
Links:
Lamarke:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_09
http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/lamarck/lamarck/lamarck_lamarck.html
Darwin:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session2/explain_c_pop2.html
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_14
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-examples-natural-selection.htm
