Evolution

Question 1

evolution

Answer 1

Study of how things change over time

Question 2

Theories of Evolution - Lamarck

Answer 2

Law of use and disuse and law of inheritance of acquired characteristics

Question 3

species of finches darwin found among the different islands of the Galapagos

Answer 3

14

Question 4

Darwins conclusions

Answer 4

variation in beaks, adaptation to food, natural selection for most fit

Question 5

What book did Darwin publish

Answer 5

“The Origin of Species” - 1859 (32 years after end of voyage)

Question 6

What did Darwin propose?

Answer 6

Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Question 7

Several key insights led to Darwin’s idea for_

Answer 7

Natural Selection

Question 8

Define Artificial selection (Selective breeding)

Answer 8

the process by which humans select traits through breeding

Question 9

Define Natural selection_

Answer 9

explains how evolution can occur

Question 10

how many principles are in the theory of natural selection

Answer 10

4

Question 11

List the 4 main principles to the theory of natural selection

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1) overproduction
2) variation; heritable differences
3) adaptation
4)Descent with Modification

Question 12

Industrial Revolution in Europe during 1850s affected the natural selection on _ of the peppered moths

Answer 12

colors

Question 13

all the gene in all individuals in a population

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gene pool

Question 14

random change in the DNA of a gene

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mutation

Question 15

results in new combinations of alleles. (crossing-over, independent assortment)

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sexual reproduction

Question 16

variations that improve an organisms’ chance for survival and reproduction

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adaptation

Question 17

when a few individuals start a new colony it most likely results in

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genetic drift

Question 18

What occurs when some girrafe’s in a population migrate to another area and join another pupulation

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gene flow

Question 19

What type of isolation occurs when the timing of reproduction is different between two populations?

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temporal isolation

Question 20

The human, whale, and bat forelimbs suggest a common ancestry. This is an example of ____ structure.

Answer 20

homologous structure

Question 21

Evidence in evolution occurs in a fossil record, comparative anatomy and comparative_____

Answer 21

embryology

Question 22

A structure that has been reduced in size because of disuse such as (human tail bone, appendix) are known as ______ structures.

Answer 22

vestigial

Question 23

Dolphins and Sharks do not have a close ancestor however they have evolved overtime to look more and more similar because they live in the same environment. This is an example of _____ evolution

Answer 23

convergent

Question 24

What type of natural selection eliminates the intermediate or average phenotype.

Answer 24

Disruptive selection

Question 25

What type of structural adaptation protects an organism by COPYING the appearance or behavior of another species

Answer 25

mimicry

Question 26

The process by which a population becomes better suited to live in its environment is known as ____

Answer 26

adaptation

Question 27

When Darwin was checking the beak size of the finches in certain areas, he discorver that the beak sizes were getting larger in general. This is an example of ______ selection

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directional

Question 28

_____ structures are body parts that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function due to convergent evolution (bat wing and insect wings)

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analogous

Question 29

Natural selection is _____ and _____ of organisms that are best adapted to the environment.

Answer 29

survival, reproduction

Question 30

when an organism blends into its environment, it is called _____-.

Answer 30

camouflage

Question 31

The evolution of hummingbirds’ beak and plants with deep tubes in their flowers is an example of ______.

Answer 31

coevolution