A structure that is no longer used or very small is called ...
What is vestigial
100
Which evolutionary scientist believed in the development of "Acquired Characteristics"?
What is Jean- Baptiste LaMarck
100
The process that creates genetic variation when the chromosomes "swap" information is called ...
What is crossing over
100
Who was the father of modern-day classification?
What is Carolus Linnaeus
100
The type of selection that goes from medium-sized beaks to a population of large-sized beaks is called what type of selection?
What is directional
200
A structure that is has the same bone structure and originates from the same embryonic tissues as another animal but may be different in shape or use is called ...
What is homologous
200
Which evolutionary tenet, or statement, states that organisms must survive and reproduce?
What is fitness
200
The process that causes variation when the nitrogenous bases are changed due to a deletion, insertion, or substitution is called ...
What is mutation
200
In binomial nomenclature, the first name begins with a capital letter, and the second name begin with a small letter. What do we call the first and the last name? (In order)
What is Genus and species
200
A type of selection that goes from favoring high- or -low birthweights to mainly medium birthweight is called what type of selection?
What is stabilizing selection
300
A structure that may be used for the same purpose and be similar in structure but originates from different embryonic tissues is called ...
What is analogous
300
The wolf who is faster, stronger, and better equipped for hunting is an example of what (Use both terms)?
What is natural selection or survival of the fittest
300
The trait that occurs because some individuals with a specific allele such as shortness of height have left more offspring than other individuals, resulting in a population of shorter individuals, such as the Mayan peoples of South America, is called...
What is genetic drift
300
A cladogram classifies organisms from the least developed to the most developed. What is written by the vertical line that is between the species?
What is the characteristic that makes them different from any organism before them
300
A selection that goes from favoring medium-sized beaks to favoring large and small sized beaks is called what type of selection?
What is disruptional selection
400
Something about a plant or an animal that it has developed to help it survive in its environment, such as fins or color, is called ...
What is adaptation
400
Selection by humans for an organisms traits is referred to by what two names?
What is Artificial selection or selective breeding
400
The reason you do not look exactly like your father, mother, brothers, or sisters is due to the mixing of the genes during meiosis. This phenomenon is called ...
What is gene shuffling
400
What are the three divisions of the domains?
What is Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
500
A trait that is developed from one gene, such as a widow's peak or middle-digit hair, is called ...
What is single-gene trait
500
The process by which a species is separated by an earthquake, mating habits, or times of pollination and thus develops another species is called ...
What is speciation
500
Modern classification differs from traditional classification in one important way. We used to use characteristics, or similarities to classify. What do we use to classify organisms now?