Flash cards for Assignment

Question 1

Fossils

Answer 1

Preserved evidence in rocks or solids or organism that once existed on earth

Question 2

Paleontology

Answer 2

study of past life especially fossils

Question 3

What are fossils

Answer 3

Hard objects such as skeletons, shells, teeth and wood.

Question 4

oldest fossils

Answer 4

found in the oldest rocks at depth.

Question 5

Comparative Anatomy

Answer 5

study of body structure of different species of animal in order to understand changes eg human, bat, radius ulna Humerus, phalanges.

Question 6

What does evolution refer to in biology

Answer 6

The process by which living species have diversified since the origin of life on earth

Question 7

Definition of Evolution

Answer 7

The process by which different kind of living organisms have developed

Question 8

Evidence of Evolution

Answer 8

Fossils
Comparative anatomy
Genes
Geography
Embryology

Question 9

Homologous Structures

Answer 9

Same basix structure controlled by particular inherited genes. eg foot bones horse similar

Question 10

Analogous Structures

Answer 10

Not all similar structures are homologous. some are similar but different genes involved. eg sharks dolphins (fins/body shape)