Name. Date. Evolution — Natural Selection Exercise 1 1) In England, the trunks of trees were blackened for many years by soot from factories. After passage of the Clean Air Act in 1959, the trunks became lighter. Scientists in England studied the peppered moth (Biston betularia) which rests on these trees and is preyed upon by birds. They noticed the Tollowing change in frequencies over a period of time. VA pg WA VALE Hyd py VAAL yd py yah 1959 1979 WA Light colored moth Dq Dark colored moth ' . Usig tha ferms We sed duriag discussion a. Addrossing-allthobiolnehts tee devel J, write a 1995 verbal representation of the events depicted in these storyboards: + . ne He Dight vette on Lens She qe “y “ ut Bones Ihe dot nl 9S3 maak mecha we od sunret aww, Jan ac . HO Whcke OL The nts wrens. Kan ound suauwel T odo Glotny ad OMS sl. oliget Wee Luk lor W a é b. Do you think natutal'selection is occurring during this time period? Provide a written justification of your answer. Ys Brenner the Da cofar hou Ow = oo - - » Te ry ~ t : c. How would the scenario have changed if there were no birds to eat the moths? © Modeling Instruction - AMTA * Unit 3 - Evolutiond. Compare and contrast this scenario to the one we did in the lab. Similarities Differences England has continued to maintain the quality of air that it had in 1995, what distribution of moths would you expect to see now, in 25 more years, in 75 more years? Justify your answer. f. While realistically impossible, suppose there was no change in the environmental conditions for a population of organisms for thousands of years, what would you expect to happen to Evolution by Natural Selection? Justify your answer by citing evidence from the lab, or the text, or this worksheet. © Modeling Instruction - AMTA 2 Unit 3 - Evolution2) In the story “The Elephant's Chil trunks today because one curious elephant (Loxodoni crocodi ests that elephants have long ana) had his nose stretched by a jcus). The elephant then found that his stretched trunk allowe food more readily yhan his short-nosed relatives. Suppose that a curious elephant did get his trunk stretched by a crocodile. Finish the storyboard shown below. The frequency of the trait after the curious elephant got his trunk stretched is shown. You need to show the frequenoy of the long trunk in his children’s generation, and finally, 50 generations after the stretching. — 77 “| Enviromental Ll ovicomenatr | C1 D4 ome cet p|* Hn a > —_—_> — Se 0 o oO oon > on Generation <> Key: Short Trunk: Long Trunk: e a. Write a verbal representation of your storyboards in the space below. . The Rowe treme coms trow dntehony tRdvle Nor Wis olteQes, he Lowy iumb dboapprare fron ». What scenario (if any) that we did in the lab does this remind you of? If it does not, come up with a modification of the lab to simulate this scenario. Justify your wees Paahiny Tanta ah jake Goethe : > be an 5, low net roe covered Ayo. c < What key concept does thi illustrate that may have been left out of the —___ original model of evolution by natural selection? Explain your answer and explain why it is importanf that we add this element to our model ° ©) e \w i © Modeling Instruction - AMTA 3 Unit 3 - Evolutionv Ss population. In the early 1900's the chestnut ‘lethal Tungat ise disease) was accidently introduced to the region via the Chinese Che’Xhut Tree. a. Complete the storyboards to show what might happen to this population over the ‘resent: Infected withggunge of time when Histesiele'spreading lethal disead& aveestimolslated. AAA|_J4 MA] [ah da A pA AAA A bl Ye Dorel w Key: infected with fungus moth foolx b. Explain and justify your storyboards in the space below. howe no Asorslonet ¥ Tha Cres, rook Ne NRE: Sek g \ wy becomes int be a Au & . What scenario from the lab (if any) does this scenario remind you of? If it does not, ‘come up with a modification of the lab to simulate this scenario. Justify your answer, ose, be fare on dharase © Modeling Instruction - AMTA, Unit 3 - EvolutionDistribution of body sizes in cliff swallow 1976 Factor 78 ‘out’ 4) Following a cold sBg{inti¥e distribution of body sizes in a cliff swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) population shifted as shown in the figure below. High to Low 7 High | Before Body Weiltt AfeeBody Weight Roady wile quit a. Storyboard the process of natural selection shown in the graphs. © ° 1b) oO . ool @ @)\ vw O @™ oO wo oe 134 i —D Cc Key G gros ¥ad @ bigger’ ade soe b. Provide a verbal description of the process of natural selection shown in the graphs. sehen SS Te “yee bra eo kiudhs howe a sunruved ° nent pe res able & tnd, - a . cla severed yey monn Spy bude © Modeling Instruction - AMTA 5 Unit 3 - Evolution