Unified Theory of Evolution

Question 1

refers to both the mechanism of adjusting to environmental changes and features that organisms have or use to survive in their habitats.

Answer 1

Adaptation

Question 2

refers to the change in the allele frequencies that occur in a population as a result of chance.

Answer 2

Genetic Drift

Question 3

These fields are primarily concerned with studying the evolutionary relationships among organisms.

Answer 3

Phylogeny and Systematics

Question 4

refers to the changes that occur during a species’ evolutionary history, refer to those that happen across generations

Answer 4

Phylogenetic Change

Question 5

The field that studies the comparisons between the structures of organisms to establish their evolutionary relationships

Answer 5

Comparative Anatomy

Question 6

is a branch of biology that deals with the distribution of species across the world.

Answer 6

Biogeography

Question 7

concerns itself with the past and present distribution of organisms.

Answer 7

Historical Biogeography

Question 8

refer to those that happen within an organism’s lifespan.

Answer 8

ontogenetic changes