Evolution Study Cards Flashcards
What did James Hutton do?
Proposed the idea of deep time.
What did Charles Lyell do?
That if earths geologicals features changed over time, the animals probably did to.
What is a homologous structure?
Related distantly with the same or a similar structure but different purpose, a human arm and whale flipper
What is a analogous structure?
Not related but have the same purpose, bird wing and bee wing.
Who was Jean Baptiste Lamarack’s 3 hypotheses?
Use and disuse, Tendency towards perfection, and inheritance of acquired traits.
What is convergent evolutions?
Two species live far away in similiar environments, and evolve similarly even though they aren’t related. (Sugar glider and flying squirrel)
What is divergent evolution?
One species splits into two after being split up. (Beaver and capybara)
What is phylogeny?
The study of relationships among different groups of organisms and their evolutionary development.
What where the five steps of Galapagos Finches?
- Founder Finches arrive
- Founder Finches reproduce
3.Birds fly to another island - Natural selection
- Birds evolve
What is struggle for existence?
Competition for resources needed to live
How did the Bajau people evolve?
Bigger spleen
How did the Himalayan people evolve?
Breathes faster
How did the Andes people evolve?
More red blood cells
What is a vestigial organ?
A body part that we don’t use anymore that we used to. Things like the third eyelid and tailbone.
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus that is resistant to normal antibiotics.
