Lesson 3.4 - Macroevolution and Human Evolution

  • Lesson 3.4 - Macroevolution and Human Evolution

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to

    1. define Key Terms: 8.5 (macroevolution, ablogenesis, Cambrian explosion, cladistics, derived trait, synapomorphy, theory of punctuated equilibrium, transition form); 8.7 (primate, prosimian, anthropoid, hominid)
    2. provide examples of various Mass Extinctions and their effect on Diversification
    3. create a Cladogram from a given table of Morphological Data
    4. compare and contrast the Theories of Gradualism and Punctuated Equilibrium
    5. explain how and why hominids evolved
    6. explain how human culture has been involved in out evolution