Deck 5 (slides 23-27)

Question 1

Other evidence for macroevolution is the _________ record.

Answer 1

Fossil

Question 2

The fossil record includes the remains of dead organisms in ___________ rock; organisms in lower rock layers tend to be _______, while organisms in higher rock layers tend to be more ________-did upper layer organisms evolve from lower layer ones?

Answer 2

Sedimentary, simpler, complex

Question 3

The fossil record also includes ___________ species.

Answer 3

Transitional

Question 4

An example of transitional species is the evolution of _________; fish—>__________—>reptiles—>birds or mammals.

Answer 4

Vertebrates, amphibians

Question 5

If macroevolution happened, there should have been __________ of transitional species (example: many species between a fish and an amphibian).

Answer 5

Millions

Question 6

Some use the lack of these transitional species as an argument ________ evolution.

Answer 6

Against

Question 7

Other evidence for macroevolution are ________, similarities between organisms that provide evidence that the organisms may have evolved from a common ancestor (like botanan curus and species Z).

Answer 7

Homologies

Question 8

An example of homologies are similarities in _______ structure.

Answer 8

Body

Question 9

Homologous structures are similar structures that related species may have ________ from a common ancestor.

Answer 9

Inherited

Question 10

_______ of vertebrates contain same bones in same position, but bones with different ______; evolves from a common ancestor?

Answer 10

Limbs, shapes

Question 11

Vistigial organs are organs that are so reduced in size or function that they are merely ________ of similar organs in tiger species; does this show a common ancestor?

Answer 11

Traces

Question 12

An example of a vistigial organ are boas and pythons have tiny _______ that are all that remains of what once could have been ______?

Answer 12

Bones, legs

Question 13

An example of a vistigial organ is human’s miniature _________ at the end of the spine-evolved from a ______?

Answer 13

Tailbones, tail

Question 14

An example of a vistigial organ is a human’s _______-from a common ancestor where it had a purpose?

Answer 14

Appendix

Question 15

Homologies can can also be similarities in early ___________.

Answer 15

Development

Question 16

________ of vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds) look similar? This shows that all share the same ______ for early body development, showing they might come from a common ancestor.

Answer 16

Embryos, genes

Question 17

Recently, Ernst Haeckel, the discoverer of the similarly of embryos of vertebrates was proven to have ________ be drawings to make the embryos look more ________ than they really do.

Answer 17

Forged, similar

Question 18

Similarities in early development is no longer _______ now to support evolution (although for some reason it is still taught in text books).

Answer 18

Used

Question 19

Homologies can also be similarities in chemical __________ (loving things are made of the same stuff).

Answer 19

Compounds

Question 20

All living things have ______ and _____ to store information for making proteins, and DNA _________ the same in all.

Answer 20

DNA, RNA, replicates

Question 21

Many living things share similar DNA ________ (such as Fission Yeast); the more similar the DNA sequences the more ________ related the species.

Answer 21

Sequences, closely

Question 22

Living things use ______ for energy storage and contain many similar _________.

Answer 22

ATP, proteins