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1 Enquire with Darwin KS3 Module 2: Artificial Selection Darwin theorised that species can change over time 01

2 Amassing evidence of species change 02

3 Amassing evidence of variation Although man does not cause variability and cannot even prevent it, he can select, preserve, and accumulate the variations given to him by the hand of nature in any way which he chooses; and thus he can certainly produce a great result. Charles Darwin, The variation of animals and plants under domestication,

4 Amassing evidence of variation 04

5 Amassing evidence of variation 05

6 Amassing evidence of variation 06

7 Amassing evidence of variation from a common ancestor The Rock Dove Fantail German Owl English Carrier English Barb Pouter 07

8 Amassing evidence of variation from a common ancestor Illustrations from Charles Darwin s The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Skull of wild rabbit Skull of large lop-eared rabbit 08 Half lop rabbit

9 Selection only works if the trait can be passed on Spots Hairless Wrinkled Docked Tail 09

10 Wild versus pet? 10

11 Resource materials Rabbit top trumps Californian Rabbit Flemish Giant Rabbit Angora Rabbit Chinchilla Rabbit 8.89cm 52.1cm 1.5kg 963 units 8.26cm 43.2cm 1.6kg 803 units 8.89cm 49.5cm 1.64kg 697 units 9.27cm 55.9cm 2.27kg 995 units 11

12 Resource materials Rabbit top trumps Lop-eared Rabbit Large Lop-eared Rabbit Half Lop Rabbit Wild Rabbit cm 62.2cm 3.2kg 1065 units 10.9cm 66.0cm 3.3kg 1232 units 10.4cm 63.5cm 3.6kg 1153 units 7.6cm 41.0cm 1.25kg 940 units 12

13 Resource materials Rabbit top trumps Wild Rabbit 1 Wild Rabbit 2 Wild Rabbit 3 Wild Rabbit 4 7.5cm 43.0cm 1.3kg 875 units 7.5cm 39.0cm 1.22kg 938 units 8.0cm 44.2cm 1.50kg 972 units 8.3cm 45.0cm 1.56kg 979 units 13

14 Resource materials Darwin s rabbit data Name Of Breed I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Length of Skull. Length of Body from Incisors to Anus, of whole Body. Capacity of Skull measured by Small Shot. Capacity calculated according to Length of Skull relatively to that of No.1. Difference between actual and calculated capacities of Skulls. Showing how much per cent. the Brain, by calculation, according to the length of the Skull, is too light or too heavy, relatively to the Brain of the Wild Rabbit No.1. Wild and Semi Wild Rabbits inches. inches. lbs. ozs. grains. grains. grains. 1. Wild rabbit, Kent Wild rabbit, Shetlands Islands Wild rabbit, Ireland [2 per cent. too heavy in comparison with No.1] 4. Domestic rabbit, run wild, Sandon Wild, common variety, small specimen, Kent per cent. too light. 6. Wild, fawn variety, Scotland " " 7. Silver-grey, small specimen, Thetford warren " too heavy 8. Feral rabbit, Porto Santo " " 9. Feral rabbit, Porto Santo " too light 10. Feral rabbit, Porto Santo " " Average of the three Porto Santo rabbits " " Domestic Rabbits inches. inches. lbs. ozs. grains. grains. grains. 11. Himalayan " " 12. Moscow " " 13. Angora " " 14. Chinchilla " " 15. Large lop-eared " " 16. Large lop-eared " " 17. Large lop-eared " " 18. Large lop-eared " " 19. Large lop-eared " " 20. Large lop-eared " " 21. Large hare-coloured " " 22. Average of above seven large lop-eared rabbits " " 23. Hare (L.timidus) English Specimen Key 24. Hare (L.timidus) German Specimen no data available 14

15 Acknowledgements This resource has been produced by The Charles Darwin Trust The Charles Darwin Trust 2012 Series editor Dr Susan Johnson Author Emma Newall Editor Karen Goldie-Morrison Design SPY Studio Photographs taken at Down House are with thanks to English Heritage which owns and opens the House to the public. Thank you to our current funders who are supporting Darwin Inspired learning and have made Enquire with Darwin possible: the Evolution Education Trust, the Foyle Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the JJ Charitable Trust and the Mark Leonard Trust, The Mercers Company, and a number of individual donors. 28

16 Picture credits Slide 1 mercedesfromtheeighties/wikimedia Slide 2 Dr Susan Johnson Slide 3 Private collection Slide 4 Dr Susan Johnson Slide 5 Microsoft clipart Slide 6 Microsoft clipart Slide 7 top Drawn from nature and from stone by John and Elizabeth Gould/Wikimedia Slide 7 others Slide 8 Slide 9 far left Lilly M/Wikimedia Slide 9 left Sannse/Wikimedia Slide 9 right Yana Mishina/Wikimedia Slide 9 far right Madwren/Wikimedia Slide 10 left Peter Trimming Slide 10 right DvdGiessen/Wikimedia Slide 11 far left Wikimedia Slide 11 left Lithonius/Wikimedia Slide 11 right Loggielog/Wikimedia Slide 11 far right Wikimedia Slide 12 far left DvdGiessen/Wikimedia Slide 12 left Nottingham vet school/wikimedia Slide 12 far right Ann Harrison/Wikimedia Slide 13 far left Wikimedia Slide 13 left NPHolmes/Wikimedia Slide 13 right Wikimedia Far right Evelyn Simak/Wikimedia 29

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