MOD 3 - Biological Diversity

Question 1

Order that organisms emerged on earth

Answer 1

Multicellular organisms, terrestrial animals, mammals, flowering plants

Question 2

Microevolution

Answer 2

involves genetic changes that occur within a particular species

Question 3

Macroevolution

Answer 3

Evolution above the species level - entire groups

Question 4

How are macroevolutionary and microevolutionary related

Answer 4

Macroevolutionary changes occur from an accumulation of microevolutionary changes

Question 5

Divergent evolution

Answer 5

when a species forms two different species, share a common ancestor, experience different selection pressures.

Question 5

Convergent evolution

Answer 5

When distantly related organisms evolve to develop similar characteristics

Question 6

How many mainland species of finches did the Galapagos finches evolve from

Answer 6

1

Question 7

What does the transitional fossil Archaeopteryx provide evidence for

Answer 7

Reptiles to birds

Question 8

Gradualism

Answer 8

Describes evolution as being a continual and slow process, composed of lots of small changes.

Question 9

Example of a transitional fossil

Answer 9

archaeopteryx - reptile to bird