In Theory this Should Work
Living things can come from non-living materials
What is Spontaneous Generation?
Attempted to disprove spontaneous generation with his jar and rotten meat experiment
Who is Francesco Redi?
Permanent change in cell’s DNA
What is a Mutation?
Adaptation that allows an organism to blend in to its environment
What is Camouflage?
A trait shaped by natural selection that increases an organism's reproductive success
What is an Adaptation?
Living things only come from other living things
What is Biogenesis?
Father of modern microbiology
Who is Louis Pasteur?
How a species adapts to its environment
What is Natural Selection?
A species evolves to resemble another species (often a harmful species)
What is Mimicry?
Organism believed to have contributed to the formation of Earth's oxygen rich atmosphere
What are Cyanobacteria?
Molecules in early Earth's oceans reacted with gas in the atmosphere and lightning to form amino acids
What is the Primordial Soup Hypothesis?
Known for his theory of evolution
Who is Charles Darwin?
Mating system in which an individual chooses its mate based on some characteristic/trait
What is nonrandom mating?
Species that several other species are believed to have evolved from
What is a Common Ancestor?
Evolution of one species affects the evolution of another species
What is Coevolution?
Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time
What is the Theory of Evolution
These two came up with a theory of what a population would look like if evolution had never occurred
Who are Hardy & Weinberg?
Transfer of genetic material from one population to another
What is Gene Flow?
Selective breeding of organisms selected for certain traits in order to produce offspring with those traits
What is Artificial Selection?
Unrelated species develop similar traits as they evolve
What is Convergent Evolution?
What is Endosymbiont Theory
These two scientists came up with the primordial soup hypothesis that was later tested by these two scientists
Who are Oparin & Haldane and Miller & Urey?
Random change in allelic frequencies
What is Genetic Drift?
Similar anatomical structure that may have a different function. Suggests a common ancestor.
What is a Homologous Structure?
Evolution as a result of the creation of a new habitat
What is Divergent Evolution?