Zoology: An Evolutionary Perspective

Question 1

character setting / pattern of survival and reproduction of an animal or organism

Answer 1

Life History

Question 2

all animals share a common ____ & _____

Answer 2

1. evolutionary past
2. evolutionary forces

Question 3

basis for the classification of animals into a hierarchy system

Answer 3

Evolutionary relationships

Question 4

what does zoologists must understand if they are to understand how an animal originated

Answer 4

evolutionary processes

Question 5

change in populations of an organism over time

Answer 5

Organic Evolution

Question 6

source of animal diversity and it explains family relationships within animal groups

Answer 6

Organic Evolution

Question 7

who explained evolutionary change?

Answer 7

Charles Darwin in 1859

Question 8

three (3) species of Cichlids in Africa

Answer 8

1. Cynotilapia afra
2. Cyphontilapia fontosa
3. Haplochromis sensu lato

Question 9

origin of cynotilapia afra

Answer 9

Lake Malawi

Question 10

origin of cyphontilapia fontosa

Answer 10

Lake Tanganyika

Question 11

origin of Haplochromis sensu lato

Answer 11

Lake Victoria

Question 12

feeding patterns of Eretmodus

Answer 12

algae scrapers

Question 13

feeding patterns of tanganicodus

Answer 13

insect pickers

Question 14

feeding patterns of perissodus

Answer 14

scale eaters

Question 15

two (2) pairs of jaws of cichlids:

Answer 15

1. Mouth jaws
2. Throat jaws

Question 16

jaw used for scraping / nipping

Answer 16

Mouth jaw

Question 17

jaw used for crushing / macerating food before swallowing

Answer 17

Throat jaw

Question 18

animal evolution and classification relationships are best explained in terms of:

Answer 18

1. Evolution
2. Genetic Material (DNA)
3. Scientific Name

Question 19

explains why animals appear and function as they do, but it also explains family relationships within animal kingdom

Answer 19

Evolution

Question 20

important to consider in understanding animal classification and animal evolution

Answer 20

Genetic Material (DNA)

Question 21

groups of individuals are more _____ if they share more of their genetic material with each other than with individuals in other groups

Answer 21

closely related

Question 22

binomial nomenclature;

describes each kind of organism

Answer 22

Scientific Name

Question 23

who developed the Scientific Name?

Answer 23

Carl Linnaeus

Question 24

2 parts of binomial nomenclature:

Answer 24

1. Genus
2. Species

Question 25

Zoology at an Evolutionary Perspective explains the ____ and _____ of animals as driven by evolution

Answer 25

1. origin
2. diversity

Question 26

two (2) things to consider in an evolutionary process:

Answer 26

1. Organic evolution
2. Subspecies adapt to survive in the same area

Question 27

five (5) things animal classification and evolutionary relationships can explain

Answer 27

1. Why organisms change
2. How closely related two species are
3. The more DNA shared the closer the relationship
4. Certain groups of subspecies came from 1 invading species
5. Binomial Nomenclature