D.1 - Development & ISN

Question 1

Fossil Record

Answer 1

History of life, documented by fossils

Question 2

Heritable Trait/ Hereditary

Answer 2

Genetic charcateristics that you get from your parents

Having to do with characteristics that are passed or could be passed from parent to offspring

Question 3

Ancestral vs Derived Trait

Answer 3

Traits we get from our ancestors vs a trait that is present in an organism, but was absent in the last common ancestor

Question 4

Comparative Anatomy

Answer 4

the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species

Question 5

Homologus Structures

Answer 5

similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor, but serve completely different functions

Question 6

Analogus Structures

Answer 6

structures that correspond to each other in a functional way, but are dissimilar in terms of tissue

Question 7

Vestigial Structures

Answer 7

Non-functional structures that are thought to be “leftovers,” evidence of an evolutionary past

Question 8

Comparative embryology

Answer 8

compares and contrasts embryos of different species, showing how all animals are related

Question 9

Comparative biochemistry

Answer 9

the study of evolutionary relationships or study of differences and similarities in biological or physiological processes among living organisms

Question 10

Geographic Distribution

Answer 10

natural arrangement and division of various forms of animals and plants in different regions of the earth

Question 11

Biogeography

Answer 11

the study of the geographic distribution of plants, animals, and other forms of life

Question 12

Evolution

Answer 12

the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations which relies on the process of natural selection

Question 13

Adaptations

Answer 13

any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment

Question 14

Camouflage

Answer 14

Colouration of organisms that allow then to blend into their environment and escape detection

Question 15

Mimicry

Answer 15

resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants, which serves as their means of protection against enemies

Question 16

Antimicrobial Resistance

Answer 16

microbes which evolve to have certain mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials - allow them to thrive despite the anitmicrobials

Question 17

Extinction

Answer 17

Death of an entire species

Question 18

Jean-Baptise Lamarck

Answer 18

French biologist who is best known for his idea that acquired characters are inheritable

Question 19

Theory of Use and Disuse

Answer 19

Idea proposed by Lamarck which suggested that the more an organism used a body feature the more it’d develop, and vice versa

Question 20

Charles Darwin

Answer 20

English biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. He proposed that all species of life descend from common ancestors

Question 21

Natural Selection

Answer 21

Process by which selective pressures imposed by nature, result in different survival rates among members of a species

Question 22

Species

Answer 22

Group of interbreeding organisms, able to produce viable offspring

Question 23

Alfred Wallace

Answer 23

Alfred Russel Wallace British biologist best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection (Before Darwin, just didn’t publish it as quickly 😂)