Understanding Natural Selection: Video Worksheet Guide
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Saint Paul College**We aren't endorsed by this school
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BIOL 1740
Subject
Biology
Date
Dec 11, 2024
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Part 1: Video Worksheet Name To get a good basic understanding of how natural selection works and why it is important, you will watch several short videos and answer several questions. Video 1: The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation ‘ http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/makin -fittest-natural-selection-and-adaptation 1) In the space below, describe the process of natural selection and give at least one example of how natural selection has affected the pocket mouse as described in this film. Video 2: The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans http: www.hhmi.org/biointeractive making-fittest-natural-selection-humans Hites:-natural-selection-humans 2) Describe the basics of Malaria. How is it spread? How does it affect people? In what type of environment is malaria most commonly found? 3) The gene for what protein is affected by the sickle cell mutation? 4) What advantage does the sickle cell mutation give to a person? 5) What happens if a person has two copies of the sickle gene? 6) Use natural selection to explain how/why the sickle gene first appeared and why it became more prevalent in certain areas of Africa. Lab 16: Natural Selectlon, Page 2 4 - L
