Comparative Anatomy and Common Ancestry
______ Record and Common Ancestry
Fossils and DNA evidence
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100
What is comparative anatomy?
Comparative anatomy is a branch of biology that involves the study of the similarities and differences in the anatomical structures of different species. It aims to understand the evolutionary relationships between organisms by examining their structural features and identifying common patterns.
100
These preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms provide evidence for common ancestry.
What are fossils?
100
The Amino Acid Sequence for each organism is shown below. Which organisms are more closely related?
Dog: SER, ILE, LYS, LYS Cat: SER, CYS, MET, PRO
Human: MET, LYS, PHE, LYS Monkey: SER, ILE, LYS, PRO
A) Dog and Cat
B)Cat and Monkey
C) Dog and Monkey
D) Dog and Human
C) Dog and Monkey
100
This scientific theory explains how all living organisms are related through descent from a common ancestor.
What is the theory of evolution?
100
Who is the current president president of the United States?
Who is Joe Biden?
200
These structures, such as the wings of birds and butterflies, have a similar function but do not share a common ancestry.
What are analogous structures?
200
What is the fossil record?
What is the collection of all the preserved evidence of past life on Earth, including fossils and their geological context?
200
Explain the difference between relative dating and absolute dating of fossils?
Relative dating is a method of determining the relative order of events or objects in geologic time, while absolute dating is a method of determining the precise age of a geological sample in years.
200
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200
What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
What is an antonym?
300
These structures, found in human arms, bat wings, and dolphin flippers, provide evidence of a common ancestor.
What are homologous structures?
300
This large carnivorous dinosaur, known as the "king of the dinosaurs," is one of the most famous fossil discoveries.
What is Tyrannosaurus rex?
300
What is the fossil record?
What is the fossil record refers to the collection of preserved remains and traces of organisms that lived in the past.
300
Who is the scientist credited with developing the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Who is Charles Darwin?
300
Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Who is Jane Austen?
400
Based on the pictures below, which of these are most related?
A) Human and Chimpanzee are based on vestigial structure.
B) Gibbon and Human are based on analogous structure.
C) All of them are based on homologous structure.
D) None of them
C) All of them are base on homologous structure.
400
These fossils show characteristics intermediate between different groups of organisms and provide evidence for common ancestry.
What are transitional fossils/forms?
400
Name 3 reasons why the fossil record is significant.
What is ?
Documentation of Extinct Species
Evidence for Evolution
Dating and Chronology
Understanding ancient environments
Tracking evolutionary lineages
Predicting future changes
400
This process occurs when individuals with certain traits are better suited to their environment, leading to a higher chance of survival and reproduction.
What is adaptation?
400
What does the abbreviation "URL" stand for?
What is Uniform Resource Locator?
500
This phenomenon occurs when unrelated species develop similar traits due to similar environmental pressures, rather than shared ancestry.
What is convergent evolution?
500
Explain the law of superposition.
What is that undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are found at the bottom, and the youngest rocks are found at the top.
500
This type of evidence compares DNA or protein sequences among different species to determine their degree of relatedness.
What is molecular evidence?
500
This term refers to the diversity of genetic material within a population, providing the raw material for natural selection and evolution.
What is genetic variation?
500
What is the name of the rover that recently landed on Mars in February 2021?
What is the Perseverance rover?