Chapter 17 - Evolution

Question 1

What is the term for the study of ancient life through fossils?

Answer 1

paleontologist

Question 2

What is the term for preserved remains or traces of organisms?

Answer 2

fossil record

Question 3

What term describes a significant and rapid decrease in biodiversity?

Answer 3

mass extinction

Question 4

What is the term for large-scale evolutionary changes?

Answer 4

macro evolution

Question 5

What is the term for small-scale evolutionary changes within a species?

Answer 5

microevolution

Question 6

What term refers to the current geological epoch characterized by human impact on the Earth?

Answer 6

anthropocene

Question 7

What is the term for the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches?

Answer 7

adaptive radiation

Question 8

What is the term for the evolution of similar traits in unrelated species due to similar environments?

Answer 8

convergent evolution

Question 9

What is the term for the influence of two species on each other’s evolution?

Answer 9

coevolution

Question 10

What term describes the theory that evolution occurs in rapid bursts followed by long periods of stability?

Answer 10

punctuated equilibrium