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Evolution Cartoon Posters
Think of a unique animal trait or choose one below.
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Elephants with trunks
Birds with feathers
Giraffes with long necks
Cheetah with spots
Frogs with long tongues
Zebras with stripes
Camels with humps
Deer with antlers
You should draw 2 cartoons, one for Lamarck, one for Darwin. Do not indicate whether the
cartoon demonstrates Lamarck or Darwin’s theory. Each cartoon should have at least 3 panels.
Make sure to number your panels.
LAMARCK CARTOON: How would
Lamarck explain the appearance of
the trait your group selected? Make
sure to demonstrate…
• The desire to change
• The theory of use and disuse
• The theory of acquired inheritance
DARWIN CARTOON: How would
Darwin explain the appearance of the
trait your group selected? Make sure
to demonstrate…
• Variation
• The struggle for existence
• Survival of the fittest
• Genetic change
Evolution Cartoon Analysis
Parts of Lamarck’s Theory
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What Panel
Shows This?
How Does Your Cartoon Demonstrate This?
What Panel
Shows This?
How Does Your Cartoon Demonstrate This?
Desire to change
Effects of use and disuse
Inheritance of Acquired
Characteristics
Parts of Darwin’s Theory
Variation
Struggle for Existence
Survival of the Fittest
Genetic Change on the
Population Level
How are Lamarck and Darwin’s Theories Different?