Evolution Review Flashcards
What place is he best known for traveling to?
Coast of South America
What is the name of the ship Darwin sailed on?
HMS Beagle
What was Darwin job on the ship?
Biologist
Darwin developed a theory known as?
Evolution by natural selection
Darwin’s idea of natural selection is also known as.
survival of the fittest
An inherited characteristic that can be behavioral or physical known as?
adaptation
When horses are bred to be faster for racing, this process is known as?
Artificial selection
Four principles of Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
Variation, inheritance, excess reproduction, reproductive advantage
The comparison of embryos in vertebrate animals is called?
Comparative embryology
Biogeography is?
The study of distribution of plants and animals.
Define and give an example of homologous structure?
- Anatomically similar structures inherited from a common ancestor
- paws of a dog and legs of a human
Define and give an example of analogous structures?
- structures that are used for the same purpose and similar in construction but are not inherited from a common ancestor.
- wing of a bird and wing of a insect
Define and give an example of vestigial structure?
What is the H-W equation?
P^2+2pq+q^2=1
If organisms are changing, _______ is taking place; however, if organisms are not changing the population. Will move toward a state of ______?
Evolution, equilibrium
