[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how natural selection favors certain traits in a population so that the organism adapts to its environment, and that changes in the genes over time cause...

Overview of the basic concepts behind evolution, such as gene variation and adaptations.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about adaptations, mutation, evolution, and natural selection. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

An outstanding collection of materials for learning about Charles Darwin and Evolution. There are many different lessons on the topics of evolution, paleontology, biodiversity, and adaptation. Each lesson is paired with an actual New...

The purpose of this lesson is to prepare students for exploring the biological basis of vaccines. Students will explore the nature of viruses, specifically their structure and ability to adapt through evolution.

This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...

This website provides information required for a hands-on program that enables students to work alongside active museum curators, postdoctoral researchers, and collection managers. The programs will teach students to identify, classify,...

These pages are part of a site called Evolution that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. There is a large amount of information available about adaptations and their role in evolution.

Journey back over a million years ago and see how the common frog has adapted and changed.

This series of images shows the work of biologist Karl Niklas on the adaptations and evolution of plants. From The Evolutionary Biology of Plants.

Students explore the evolution of the anole lizard in this virtual lab. Students will collect and analyze data during the virtual lab that focuses on evolutionary biology and includes adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic...

Finches on the Galapagos Islands have evolved to exploit almost every possible niche. This diagram shows the range of food sources available on the island and the different beak shapes adapted to exploit each of them. Includes background...

Through informational text, online lab activities, virtual simulations, and video clips, students study the concepts of biological evolution.

Did you ever want to be a hawk? In this virtual ecosystem, students will take on the role of a hawk and try to catch rabbits on a snowy field. Students will see which rabbits have adaptations that allow them to blend into the environment...

The ways in which plants have adapted through evolution in order to survive in a desert environment are described in this article. Getting water and retaining water are key to their survival, including protecting themselves from animals...

The tutorial explores adaptation. Topics examined are evolution, co-evolution, variation within species, and mutation. Definitions, examples, and pictures on the concept are included.

In Mr. Coyne's discussion of natural selection, he also illustrates the idea of "adaptive behavior". In full detail, he describes the Asian Giant hornet and all of its physical attributes with which it brutally devours the introduced...

Evolution, natural selection, sexual selection, coevolution, convergent evolution, mimicry, and coloration, are the topics examined in this thorough site. Assess your comprehension of the material presented by delving into the learning...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Meet Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution and natural selection. Understand why adaptations are important.

A description of the process of evolution explaining the Hardy-Weinberg Principle and the mechanisms that cause it. Also the website contains links for lessons on simulation of the natural selection process in the classroom and how the...

Very detailed outline describing several aspects of plant diversity, including vascular vs. nonvascular, evolutionary adaptations, homosporous and heterosporous life cycles, and specific information on some ancient species (Lycophytes,...

This effective site focuses on how structural and behavioral adaptations help organisms survive and reproduce.

The evolution of amphibians from prehistoric days is described, and the challenges they face when living in a desert environment, of which the ability to reproduce is the greatest. How they manage to survive in a desert is explained in...

In this photograph from Oxford Scientific Films, a horned bee attempts to mate with an Ophrys orchid, which has evolved to resemble a female bee.