Theory of Evolution
(Page 109) The process of inherited, genetic changes over several generations in a population.
What is Biological Evolution
(Page 111) What is the accumulation of all fossilized remains that scientists have collected around the world.
What is the fossil record.
What is Common Ancestry
(Page 114) This type of structure no longer has any use for an organism and can be thought of as a "leftover" structure from a past ancestor.
What is a Vestigial Structure
(Page 115) A branched diagram that shows the relationship between several species is known as what?
What is a Cladogram
(Page 110) What was the only difference that Charles Darwin noticed about turtles in the Galapagos Islands?
What is the shape of their shells.
(Page 112) The breaking apart and movement of continents which caused species to be isolated and develop differently from their common ancestor is known as what?
What is Continental Drift.
(Page 113,114) This type of homology is studied by comparing organisms during different stages of their development before they are born.
What is an Embryological Homology
(Page 114) Certain snake embryos have what feature that looks like limbs and suggest that snakes evolved from an ancestor that had limbs?
What are Small Buds
(Page 111) This theory states that a single organism or species gives rise to multiple, distinct organisms or species through diverging lines of descent.
What is the Theory of Common Ancestry
(Page 110) The fossil record, anatomical and embryological homologies, and genetic similarities are all used to support the theory of what?
What is the theory of evolution.
(Page 112) The Earth's crust is broken into huge pieces that fit together like a puzzle. This "puzzle pieces" are known as what?
What are Tectonic Plates
(Page 114) This type of homology is studied by comparing bone structures in organisms to determine common ancestry.
What are Anatomical Homologies
(Page 113) From the phylum Chordata, these are animals that are mostly vertebrates and some related invertebrates. Humans, whales, fish, and squirrels all fall under this category.
What are Chordates
(Page 117) In 2017, what did Japanese researchers find that may be ancestral to other species in the same genus.
(Page 116) What is the common ancestor that all organism have in common from millions of years ago?
What is The Dinosaur
(Page 111) What information about a fossil can be determined by comparing its location to other fossils within the same rock layers?
What is the Relative Age of a Fossil
(Page 115) What type of homology is studied by looking at similarities in the genetic information of different organisms?
What is a Molecular Homology
(Page 113) This is a stiff rod of cartilage that provides support to chordates. In vertebrates, this develops into the spine.
What is a Notochord
(Page 115) What percentage of our genes do humans have in common with fruit flies?
What is 44%
(Page 116) Of the three following species, which two are more closely related? (Turkeys, ducks, chickens)
What is chickens and turkeys.
(Page 111) Scientists use radioactive dating to determine the age of fossils. What do scientists measure when they use this technique?
What is How Much Radioactive Material is Left in a Fossil
Are crocodiles more closely related to snakes, lizards, or birds?
What are BIRDS.
Different species may have features that are similar in function but have no common ancestor. For example both a bee and a bat have wings, but they do not have wings as a result of a common ancestor. What type of structure is this?
What is an Analogous Structure
(Page 116) This type of protein is part of the electron transport chain to generate ATP. It is made of 100-104 amino acids and studied to determine the relatedness of species.
What is Cytochrome c