Natural Selection In Depth

Question 1

Many offspring is good to ensure for survival, but it also causes competition for resourceS

Answer 1

Overproduction

Question 2

Over time natural selection will result in adaptations that are well suited for survival and reproduction. More individuals will have trait in following generation.

Answer 2

Descent with modification

Question 3

The frequency value is highest near the mean value and decrease toward each extreme end of the range

Answer 3

Normal Distribution

Question 4

The observable change in the allele frequencies of a population overtime.
Occurs on a small scale: within a single population

Answer 4

Microevolution

Question 5

A type of selection that favors phenotypes at one extreme of a traits range

Answer 5

Directional Selection

Question 6

Both extreme phenotypes are selected against.

Average survives

Answer 6

Stabilizing Selection

Question 7

Occurs when both extreme phenotypes are favored

Answer 7

Disruptive Selection

Question 8

What are some evidences of Evolution

Answer 8

Fossils, geography, embryology, and anatomy

Question 9

Study of the distribution of an organism around the world

Answer 9

Biogeography

Question 10

Can show common ancestor

Answer 10

Embryology

Question 11

Features that are similar in Structure but appear in different organisms and have different functions

Answer 11

Homologous Structure

Question 12

Structures that perform similar functions but not similar Structure

Answer 12

Analogous

Question 13

Remnants of organs of structures that had a function in an early ancestor

Answer 13

Vestigial Structure