ecology

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

the change within a population over time

Question 2

The lower the fossil is found in the rock ________

Answer 2

the older it is

Question 3

Fossils Found in

Answer 3

sedimentary rocks

Question 4

Homologous Structures

Answer 4

Structures that look similar but, have different functions

Question 5

Analogous structures

Answer 5

structures that have the same function but different anatomy, an example of this is the wing of a bird vs the wing of a butterfly

Question 6

Vestigial Structures

Answer 6

structures that are there but have no purpose/no function, examples of this are the human appendix, human coccyx, and the pelvic bone of pythons

Question 7

All living things share the same _________

Answer 7

basic molecular reactions

Question 8

Comparative biochemistry is used to

Answer 8

suggest common ancestry between organisms

Question 9

Embryology

Answer 9

the study of embryos

Question 10

At some point human embryos had ________

Answer 10

gill slits and a tail

Question 11

The theory of natural selection

Answer 11

Developed by Darwin

Question 12

Mutation

Answer 12

any change to the genetic material

Question 13

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 13

genetic shuffling (meiosis and fertilization)

Question 14

Structural change

Answer 14

these are structures that have been developed/modified

Question 15

Functional Changes

Answer 15

changes in the function

Question 16

Behavioral Change

Answer 16

a change in how the organism acts

Question 17

Reproductive rate

Answer 17

the faster the reproductive rate the faster the rate of evolution

Question 18

Life Span

Answer 18

the shorter the lifespan, the faster the rate of evolution

Question 19

There are 2 hypotheses for types of rates of evolution

Answer 19

gradualism and punctuated equilibrium

Question 20

Gradualism

Answer 20

Evolution is constantly going on but its slow

Question 21

Punctuated Equilibrium

Answer 21

There are long period of stability, which is no change in species, which is broken up by brief periods of rapid change

Question 22

Taxonomy

Answer 22

the science of classification

Question 23

Levels of Classification (taxons) dkpcofgs

Answer 23

domain, kingdom,phylum,class,order, family, genus, species

Question 24

Binomial nomenclature first part

Answer 24

The first name represents the organisms genus.
* The first letter is always capitalized.
* The name is written in italics.
* Can be abbreviated by using just the first letter

Question 25

binomial nomenclature second part

Answer 25

The second name represents the organisms species.
* The second name is never capitalized.
* The second name is never abbreviated.
* The second name is also given in italics

Question 26

Taxonomic Keys

Answer 26

Used to help identify organisms based on structures present,
body design, color