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Chimpanzee Droppings Lead Scientists to Evolutionary Discovery

Grade Level(s):

  • 13-16

Source:

  • Kosal, Erica F.

Resource type:

  • Classroom activity

Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Overview

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) is thought to be a precursor to HIV. This multi-part case study explores changes in SIV in different chimpanzee populations and how researchers use this information to test hypotheses about the origins of HIV.

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  • [History of life: Grades 13-16] Present-day species evolved from earlier species; the relatedness of organisms is the result of common ancestry.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] Similarities among existing organisms (including morphological, developmental, and molecular similarities) reflect common ancestry and provide evidence for evolution.
  • [Mechanisms of evolution: Grades 13-16] Speciation is the splitting of one ancestral lineage into two or more descendant lineages.
  • [Nature of science: Grades 13-16] A hallmark of science is exposing ideas to testing.
  • [Studying evolution: Grades 13-16] Classification is based on evolutionary relationships.

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