Evolution 1
What is Evolution?
What type of evolution occurs when related species become less alike?
Divergent Evolution
Who is the father of Taxonomy?
Carl Linnaeus
What is the definition of Taxonomy?
The science of grouping and naming organisms.
What kingdom contains organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotes, mobile, heterotrophs, and do not have cell walls?
Animalia
What structure has similar structure but provides a different function?
Homologous Structure
What type of evolution occurs when unrelated taxonomic groups become more similar?
Convergent Evolution
Name 2 of the Kingdoms found in Eukarya?
Plantae, Animalia, Protista, Fungi
What is a branching tree diagram that shows ancestral relationships?
Cladogram
Which kingdom contains organisms that are prokaryotes, unicellular, and live in extreme environments?
Archaebacteria
What type of evolution occurs with short periods of fast change, followed by longer periods of little to no change?
Punctuated Equilibrium
Name 2 of the three types of Isolation that can lead to reproductive isolation.
What is the acronym used to help remember the different levels of the taxonomic system?
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What are the three Domains?
Eukarya
Eubacteria
Archaeabacteria
Which kingdom contains organisms that are prokaryotes, unicellular, and are important for food and medicine production?
Eubacteria
What is a modification of an organism that makes it more fit for survival?
Adaptation
The human appendix, whale pelvis, and a snake's leg buds are all exampled of what type of structure?
Vestigial Structure
What tool is a step by step way to identify an organism using paired descriptions?
Dichotomous Key
What two levels of the taxonomic system does binomial nomenclature name?
Which kingdom contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes, have cell walls with chitin, and absorb their food?
Fungi
Name two of the five mechanisms for evolution.
Name 3 of the five categories of evidence that supports the Theory of Evolution.
Fossils, Homologous structures, Vestigial structures, Embryology, DNA
What are the 8 levels of the taxonomic system?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
A two-part Latin name given to each species.
Which kingdom contains organisms that are unicellular or multicellular, eukaryotes, mobile, and some contain chloroplasts?
Protista