evolution Flashcards
bacteria is how old?
4.6 billion
Eukaryotic cells are how old?
1.5 billion
hypothesis is…
a testable statement about the natural world to build explanation.
theory is
a bunch of proven hypothesis put together based off scientific evidence
evolution is…
how an organism changed over time (due to DNA changes)
all forms of life on earth are related by…
Common Ancestor that Inheritable Traits are passed down and some changes happen naturally or purposely (by humans) over time
when did fossils become popular?
late 1700
Charles Lyell created what idea?
the earth is millions of years old, Principles of Geology
Jean Baptiste Lamarck created what idea?
you can obtain traits, Species Modification
Charles Darwin created what idea?
species vary globally, locally, and overtime, descent with modification, modification by natural selection
species modification is…
similar species arose from common ancestor
descent with modification
all life forms descended from one or few common types of life (apes -> humans)
modification by natural selection
evolution happens due to DNA changes that are random
3 facts of modification natural selection
- more offspring produced than can survive
- different traits can have better survival chances
- parents are replaced by children that are better adapted
adaption radiation
a process in which organisms diversify rapidly to form many new forms (particularly environmentally changes)
artificial selection
nature provides varieties and humans select those they find useful
homologous body structure
different form, Same function and tissue
analogous body structure
same function different structure
vestigial structure
things organisms have but doesn’t use anymore (ancestors used them) EX. wiggling ears
similarities in embryology
embryos look similar, but similarities fade as development continues
geographic distribution of living species
animals were exposed to similar pressures of natural selection and ended up evolving certain common features
macro molecule and biochemical similarities
homologous proteins, RNA, DNA, ATP, CHONPS, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids,
Transitional species
many fossils show a clear distinction from one species to another