First Quiz (refined) Flashcards

1
Q

humans share 96% of their DNA with _______

A

chimpanzees

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2
Q

________ is not from the simian (anthropoidea) branch of the primate family tree

A

lorises

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3
Q

dinosaurs where diversifying, and the first angiosperms came about between _________ (mya)

A

145 -165 million years ago

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4
Q

ch 19 video was on the topic of _______…

A

Darwin’s ideas on the origin of species

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5
Q

ancient preserved organisms have been found preserved in what? (four answers)

A

sedimentary rock, amber, ice thawing from permafrost and tar

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6
Q

paleoanthropologists suggest that Orrorin (orrorin tugenensis) lived __________ (mya)

A

5.8 - 6.1 million years ago

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7
Q

describe “punctuated equilibrium” (3 points)

A

net evolutionary changes show stasis, cladogenesis, and change happens through mutations

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8
Q

what does LUCA stand for?

A

last universal common ancestor

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9
Q

evolutionary relationships might be better depicted by _____ rather than ____

A

rings rather than trees

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10
Q

one representation of the tree of life suggests that the domain Eukarya contains genes from a gene transfer from _______ domain

A

Archaea ?
(might be wrong)

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11
Q

forearm bones in birds vs. bats is an example of ____logy

A

homology

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12
Q

_______ is similarity due ti convergent evolution

A

analogy

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13
Q

taxonomy of hominins (domain, kingdom, family, species)

A

eukaryota, anamalia, hominidae, hominins

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14
Q

the triangular chart showing evolutionary relationships is called a ______ogram

A

cladogram

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15
Q

scientists suggested that around 510 mya, British Columbia would be what?

A

occupied by the Burgess Shale Fauna

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