The Basics
The theory of how organisms have changed over time from a common ancestor
What is evolution
Remains or traces of past living organisms usually found in sedimentary rock are called what?
Fossils
True or false? Fossils Tell us that the continents were once attached to each other.
True
When the environment determines which organism is better suited to survive, this is called what?
natural selection
Organisms that evolve to blend in with their surroundings are said to have this type of adaptation.
Camouflage
Evolution is considered a hypothesis, theory, or law?
What is a theory
When using DNA evidence, how do you determine if two organisms are closely related?
There are few differences in DNA sequence or amino acid sequences.
A human and a Chimpanzee have 0 differences in an amino acid sequence while a human and bread mold share 48 differences. Which organism is more closely related to a human?
Chimpanzee
artificial selection
Organisms that copy the appearance of another organism have this type of adaptation.
Mimicry
What is the difference between a theory and hypothesis?
Theory is backed up by tons of evidence
Evidence of how certain organisms develop very similarly before they are born is called what?
Embryology
Organisms that are better adapted to their environment and survive and reproduce are said to be this word that starts with an "F"
Fit
Give an example of artificial selection
answers vary
Structures that have the same parts but different functions are called this.
Homologous structure
Who came up with the idea of evolution?
Who is Charles Darwin
Structures that are no longer used by organisms but still remain from past ancestors are called what?
Vestigial Structures
Lizards on the same island.
Give an example of natural selection based on our lab.
Orange/Yellow survive better because of camouflage and reproduce more.
A bird's wing, a bat's wing, and an insect's wing are all examples of this?
Analogous structure
What are the 4 Key ideas needed for evolution to occur?
Variation
Inheritance
Selection
Time
A "family" tree that shows the relationships of existing species, extinct species, and common ancestry also has this fancy name starting with a "P"
Phylogentic Tree
The type of tectonic plate boundary that forms when two plates are heading towards each other.
Convergent
The industrial revolution caused a change in the frequencies of a certain insect. This insect's population showed an increase of black variant and a decrease in white variant post revolution. What was this insect's name?
Peppered moth
The name of the islands where Darwin observed his finches.
Galapagos Islands