Chatlds Darwin And The Theory Of Evolution

Question 0

Antibiotic resistant bacteria

Answer 0

Another classic example of observed, documented natural selection in action, bacteria evolved to be resistant to antibiotics a as a result of the strong selection pressure applied by treating so many bacterial infections with antibiotics.

Question 1

Peppered moth

Answer 1

A classic example of observed, documented, natural selection in action, peppered moths evolved in response to large scale environmental changes in and around London during the indistrial revolution

Question 2

Homologous structure

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Same basic structure seen in different organisms due to their evolution from a common ancestor; (all terrestrial vertebrates have the basic bone structures in their limbs)

Question 3

Vestigial structure

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A structure present in a modern organism that has no known function but it’s present because it was used by ancestral species

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Analogous structure

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A similar structure seen in different organisms due to their experiencing similar natural selection pressures (not evolved from sand ancestor)

Question 5

Pentadactyl limb

Answer 5

The basic limb structure of all terrestrial vertebrates (5 digit plan)

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Common ancestor

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A single species from which multiple modern species evolve

Question 7

Embryology

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The studying of embryos to understand evolutionary relationships

Question 8

Biochemical evidence

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The studying if DnA to understand evolutionary relationships