Here is the list of topics for the evolution wiki:

In a group of 3, you will research a set of assigned topics related to evolution and prepare a page on a class wiki. Your page will become the class study guide for that part of the unit. Consider adding explanations, definitions, examples, photos, links to videos or activities, etc. You will also be expected to add comments and/or ask questions of other group’s pages.


1) Scientists who shaped scientific thinking about evolution. Include James Hutton, Charles Lyell, Cuvier, Thomas Malthus, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, and Alfred Wallace. T’Miika etc

2) Evidence for evolution. Include the fossil record, comparative anatomy, homologous structures, vestigial structures, analogous structures, comparative development, and comparative biochemistry. Becca etc

3) A biography of Charles Darwin including a description of Origin of Species. Kendra etc

4) Theory of Natural Selection – explained with examples. Compare to the Theory of Acquired Characteristics. Ali etc

5) Microevolution – define and explain genetic drift, gene flow and sexual selection (the mechanisms of microevolution). Chad etc

6) Speciation – define and explain reproductive isolation, geographic isolation, habitat isolation, reproductive barriers. Dalton etc

7) Forms of microevolution – explain the following terms:

- Adaptive radiation, convergent evolution, gradualism, punctuated evolution, co-evolution, cumulative selection, mimicry Christina etc

8) Artificial Selection – define and explain how it affects evolutionary development and extinction of various species. Alanna etc