Classification
The largest and most inclusive rank in the Linnaean classification system is
What is kindgdom
When a diary farmer chooses to breed the goats that give the most milk in the herd, the farmers are following the principle of
What is artificial selection.
A populations whose members can breed and produce fertile offspring.
What is a species.
In humans, the appendix is considered
What is a vestigial structure.
What is 18.
This is the species: Sciurus carolinensis
What is carolinensis
In an experiment, suppose that the tails of dogs were clipped short for fifty generations. The fifty-first generation emerged with normal length tails. This observation would tend to disprove the idea that evolution is based on
What is the inheritance of acquired traits.
The formation of a new species.
What is speciation.
A new system of classifying; uses certain features of organisms, shared derived characteristics, to establish evolutionary relationships.
What is a cladogram.
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What is Go Guardian.
The genus and species are always
What is italicized.
Charles Darwin viewed the fossil record as
What is a way to support his theory.
Two populations of birds nest on an island. One of the species nests in June. The other species nests in August. These two species are separated by
What is temporal isolation.
Similar patterns of embryological development in different but related organisms are responsible for the formation of
What are homologous structures
What are shoptimes.
This is the genus: Sciurus carolinensis
What is Scirurus
When farmers select animals or plants to use for breeding, they look for
What are natural variations.
When two populations develop differences in courtship rituals or other behaviors that prevent them from interbreeding.
What is behavioral isolation.
Molecular evidence in support of natural selection includes
What is the universal similarities in DNA code
What are four towns (Fall River, Swansea, Somerset, Westport)
A specific trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a
What is a derived characteristic.
According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to the
What is having the best traits to maximize fitness.
A form of reproduction isolation in which populations are separated by rivers, mountains, or oceans is called
What is geographical isolation.
The 7 taxa:
What is Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Diman was founded in ____
1912