Evolutionary Theory
History of Life
Evidence for Evolution
Natural Selection
Biological Resistance + Extras
100
Who is credited with the ideas regarding evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin ("Darwinism")
100
In what type of environment did life first appear?
Aquatic
100
What is the scientific term for a body part that appears to serve no real function (ex. appendix)?
Vestigial structure
100
What is the term for characteristics that increase an organisms' chance of survival?
Adaptation
100
What is the term for a scientist who studies fossils?
Paleontologist
200
Who proposed the idea that characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime can be directly passed to their offspring?
Lamark
200
What theory is described by biological change that occurs slowly and steadily over a long period of time?
Gradualism
200
What term describes parts of an organism that have similar structure but a different function?
Homologous structure
200
What must their be in a population for natural selection to take place?
Variation
200
Where will the oldest fossils be?
In the deepest layers of rock
300
What two branches of science contributed the most to understanding the mechanisms of evolution?
Heredity and Genetics
300
What theory is described as biology change that occurs quickly over a short period of time followed by long periods of little or no change?
Punctuated equilibrium
300
What is the name of a diagram that is used to represent how a single species evolved from a common ancestor?
Phylogenetic tree
300
What is the term for an organism that is most suited to its environment and can survive and reproduce?
Fitness
300
What are preserved remains of ancient organisms?
Fossils
400
Who proposed the concept that traits an organism inherits are affected by their use or disuse?
Lamark
400
What is true about mutations in relation to evolution?
1. Sometimes harmful. 2. Always random. 3. Can sometimes cause organisms to evolve (if in gametes).
400
Butterflies and bats both use their wings to fly, but their wings develop differently. What type of structures are these?
Analogous structures
400
What kind of resources must be present to require natural selection to take place?
Limited natural resources
400
What is a substance used to treat a bacterial infection?
Antibiotic
500
What did Darwin observe about the finch populations on the Galapagos Islands?
Different species on different islands
500
What is the term for the evolution of a new species from an existing species?
Speciation
500
What is a process by which scientist can learn how long ago a fossilized organism lived?
Radioactive dating (Carbon-14) and Relative dating
500
What is the term for the distribution of organisms around the world?
Biogeography
500
What problem has developed in trying to kill insects that eat our plants?
Pesticide resistance
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