Evidence of Evolution Tutorial


There are many different categories of evidence for evolution.  You will be exploring each of the following and recording what you learn on your worksheet.  Click on the links below each topic to learn about the differnt froms of evidence.  Use the back button in your web browser to return to this page.

1.  Paleontology: The Fossil Record

Examples of fossil record

2.  Morphology: Comparing Anatomy and Molecules Between Species

Homologous structures

Vestigial structures

Comparing DNA between species

3.  Embryology: Early Embryos Show Evolutionary Relationships

Read about development similarities for vertebrates

5.  Biogeography: Examples of Evolution within Modern Species

 Galˆ°pagos Finches

Peppered Moths