LEC 3 VOCAB

Question 1

Evidence from Geology

Answer 1

Fossils (i.e. transitional fossils)

Question 2

Evidence from Homology

Answer 2

Similarity of traits in two or more species inherited from a common ancestor; vestigial traits; modified structures; 500 genes shared across all species

Question 3

Evidence from Biogeography

Answer 3

Long-distance dispersal

1. Colonization
2. Patterns of variation (different shells etc.)
3. Similarities and differences (endemic radiations - evolutionary convergence)

Question 4

Evidence from Domestication

Answer 4

Artificial selection