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Understanding Macroevolution Through Evograms

Grade Level(s):

  • 9-12
  • 13-16
  • General

Source:

  • UC Museum of Paleontology

Resource type:

  • Article

Time: 1 hour

Overview

Evograms convey information about how a group of organisms and their particular features evolved. This article explains how to read evograms and delves into the evolutionary history of whales, tetrapods, mammals, birds, and humans.

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whale evolution by Carl Buell
  • [History of life: Grades 9-12] Biological evolution accounts for diversity over long periods of time. (LS4.A, LS4.D)
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] An organism's features reflect its evolutionary history.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] Features sometimes acquire new functions through natural selection.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] The fossil record provides evidence for evolution.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] The fossil record documents the biodiversity of the past.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] The fossil record contains organisms with transitional features.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] There are similarities and differences among fossils and living organisms.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] The patterns of life's diversity through time provide evidence of evolution.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] The fossil record provides evidence for evolution.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] The fossil record documents the biodiversity of the past.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] The fossil record contains organisms with transitional features.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] There are similarities and differences among fossils and living organisms.
  • Disciplinary Core Idea LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
  • Disciplinary Core Idea LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
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