KCSE BIOLOGY NOTES ON EVOLUTION
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INSIDE EVOLUTION NOTES (19 LESSONS)
7 Pages PDF Document
Specific Objectives
By the end of the topic, the learner should be able to:
The origin of life
7 Pages PDF Document
Specific Objectives
By the end of the topic, the learner should be able to:
- a) explain the meaning of evolution and the current concepts of evolution
- b) describe the struggle for existence and survival for the fittest
- c) describe the evidences for organic evolution
- d) explain resistance to antibiotics, fungicides and pesticides.
The origin of life
- Special creation
- Chemical evolution (Brief explanation required)
- Fossil records - brief mention of human evolution
- Geographical distribution - continental drift
- Comparative embryology
- Comparative anatomy (Convergent and divergent evolution based on homology and analogy)
- Cell biology - occurrence of cell organelles and blood pigments
- Lamarck's theory (Brief mention)
- Evolution by natural selection
- Natural selection in action e.g. peppered moth (industrial melanism)
- Resistance to drugs, pesticides and antibiotics
- Compare vertebrate limbs
- Compare wings of birds and insects
- Education tour to an archaeological site/local museum
