Comparative Morphology
Fossils
Biochemistry
Miscellaneous
EOC Review
100
This picture represents what type of structure that supports theories of divergent evolution
What are homologous structures?
100
This layer is the oldest
What is layer A?
100
This table demonstrates similarities in amino acid sequences -- these two organisms are most closely related
Who are organisms A and E?
100
Biological resistances, such as antibiotic resistance in bacteria and pesticide resistance in bugs, originated due to this mechanism of evolution
What are mutations?
100
This cellular reproductive process creates four daughter cells, all of which are genetically unique, through processes of crossing over and independent assortment
What is meiosis?
200
These structures indicate convergent evolution where organisms have changed to become more similar over time
What are analogous structures?
200
The fossil record for this species of horse indicates that is has changed over time, meaning it has done this
What is evolved?
200
This organism shared the most recent common ancestor with humans
What are monkeys?
200
The rapid divergence of species to accommodate ecological roles is known as this
What is adaptive radiation?
200
Enzymes speed up chemical reactions by lowering this
What is activation energy?
300
These structures are no longer needed for survival, but an organism may still maintain it. Examples are wisdom teeth in humans and pelvic bones in whales.
What are vestigial structures?
300
The fossil record supports this rate of evolution, meaning organisms have historically evolved in spurts and not slowly over time
What is punctuated equilibrium?
300
Horses share a recent common ancestor with this organism
What are zebras?
300
This pattern of evolution means that organisms from different ancestors have become more similar due to similar environments
What is convergent evolution?
300
Viruses share these two characteristics with living organisms
What are the ability to evolve and having genetic material?
400
Organisms that share multiple homologous structures must have a common this
What is a common ancestor?
400
If fossils cannot be dated using relative position in the ground, this method could be used to date fossils by measuring the half-lives of radioactive isotopes in the fossils
What is radiometric dating?
400
These two organisms must share a recent common ancestor due to similarities in amino acid sequences
What are species 1 and 2?
400
This mechanism of evolution can be described as the migration of individuals into or out of a population
What is gene flow?
400
When cells are placed in a hypertonic solution, water will move in this direction
What is out of the cell?
500
Opposable thumbs are examples of these type of structures
What are homologous structures?
500
This law of science states that fossils buried deeper in the ground are older than fossil buried closer to the surface
What is the Law of Superposition?
500
This organelle that synthesizes is proteins is found in every organism on Earth, indicating common ancestry among all living things
What are ribosomes?
500
The study of physical similarities between mammalian embryos supports this theory - meaning changes in populations over time
What is the theory of evolution?
500
This pattern of inheritance can be described as partial expressions of both alleles in a genotype, creating a "blending" of traits in the heterozygote
What is incomplete dominance?