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Teaching materials:
Teaching materials database
Found 10 resources for the concept: Organisms cannot intentionally produce adaptive mutations in response to environmental influences
 | Mouse fur color This case study in the form of a set of PowerPoint slides examines the evolution of light fur in beach mice from the molecular level up to the population genetics level.
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 | Pea taste This case study in the form of a set of PowerPoint slides examines the evolution of the wrinkled pea from its ancestral round pea shape.
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 | Toxin resistance in clams This case study in the form of a set of PowerPoint slides examines the evolution of toxin resistance in clams.
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 | The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes This 13-minute film describes how scientists have pieced together the evolutionary history of the Antarctic icefish by studying its genome – an excellent case study for genetic evolution as both the gain and loss of genes have led to key adaptations.
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 | Natural selection and adaptation slide set This set of five PowerPoint slides featuring personal response questions (i.e., multiple choice questions that can be used with "clicker" technology) can be incorporated into lectures on natural selection and adaptation in order to actively engage students in thinking about evolution.
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