Overview: This news brief from May 2009 explores the difference between phenotypic plasticity and evolutionary change in relation to the media's coverage of climate change. Author/Source: UC Museum of Paleontology Grade level: 9-12 Time: 20 minutes Teaching tips: This article includes a video podcast, a set of discussion and extension questions for use in class, and hints about related lessons that might be used in conjunction with this one. Get more tips for using Evo in the News articles in your classroom. Concepts: Evolution results from selection acting upon genetic variation within a population. Traits that confer an advantage may persist in the population and are called adaptations. Natural selection acts on the variation that exists in a population. Organisms cannot intentionally produce adaptive mutations in response to environmental influences. Scientists test their ideas using multiple lines of evidence. As with other scientific disciplines, evolutionary biology has applications that factor into everyday life. Natural selection is dependent on environmental conditions. Teacher background: Adaptation Relevance

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