Evidence of Evolution
DNA/RNA/Proteins/Etc
Speciation
Evolution evidence and other info.
Miscellaneous
100
List any 2 vestigial structures in humans.
Answers vary.
100
Which four bases are found in DNA?
Which four bases are found in RNA?
ATGC
AUGC
100
What does it mean for an organism to have viable offspring?
offspring can have further offspring
100
What is a transitional fossil?
fossil found between two known samples (estimated to be link between fossils)
100
Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes. Mr. O Ryan has blue eyes and Mrs. O Ryan is Heterozygous for brown eyes.
Perform a cross showing the possible genotypes
Bb, bb
200
Give two pieces of evidence describing how whales have evolved from terrestrial ancestors.
Nostrils on top of head.
Nostril migration.
Hips.
Live birth
Lungs.
Fur
Other answers apply
200
Transcription reads_______ and writes/converts it into_______.
DNA--mRNA
200
Which type of speciation occurs when organisms are geographically or physically separated?
allopatric speciation
200
List two structures shared by organisms in comparative embryology.
hollow notochord
pharyngeal slits
pre-natal tail
300
Give two separate examples of biogeography evidence on earth.
Example: organism 1 and organism 2, organism 3 and organism 4
Anteater, pangolin,armadillo
Cow, yak, buffalo, bison
Camel, llama, alpaca,
Ostrich, emu, capowary, etc
300
Translation reads_________ and turns/converts it into _________.
mRNA into amino acids
300
Which type of speciation occurs when organisms are unable to reproduce although they're in the same area?
sympatric speciation
300
What type of selection was shown for the dark mice on lava flow in the rock pocket mouse situation?
Disruptive, stabilizing, or directional
Directional
300
Name organism S
Buteo jamaicensis
400
Give an example of homologous structures.
answers vary
(whale arm, human arm, etc)
400
What does BLAST technique do/tell us about evolution or ancestry?
similarity in protein sequences or DNA between specimens.
400
Give an example of a postzygotic barrier
hybrid infertiliity
hybrid breakdown
sterile offspring
400
In the stickleback scenario we see that fish with 0 spines showed increased success in one scenario while fish with spines showed success in another. What type of selection would this demonstrate?
stabilizing, disruptive, or directional
directional
400
In the pedigree is the disease dominant or recessive?
Dominant
500
Give an example of analogous structures.
Bird wing and bee wing, walrus flipper and penguin flipper.
Eyes on octopus, human
500
How/why is DNA evidence so crucial for determining evolutionary similarity?
(What does it tell us?)
more similar DNA=more similar proteins=more closely related/similar lifestyle
500
Give 2 examples of prezygotic reproductive barriers.
Different circadian rhythms
Different seasonal lifestyle
Geographically separated
500
Write a null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for the chi square experiment.
Null-no stat sig difference in heads/tails... any difference due to chance.
Alt--is a stat sig difference in heads/tails...any difference not due to chance
500
Construct the gene map.
Answers vary