Dar-winning!
On the Origin of Species is a paper written by this 19th century naturalist?
Who is Charles Darwin?
This reason Mr. Q does not like talking about Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium.
What is it is impossible to observe in a wild population because it is impossible to meet all criteria?
This is a major reason for a person to object to Darwins Theory of Evolution, and is the main method for learning about evolution in some states? What is the problem with this reasoning?
This is the result of one species being geographically separated from a portion of the population for hundreds of generations.
The naming system created by Carolus Linnaeus in the mid-eighteenth century.
What is binomial nomenclature?
The shell patterns, shapes, and features of Tortoises observed by Darwin on the Galapagos Islands showed _____ within the species?
(What is adaptation? - also acceptable
In the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium equation, this letter represents the dominant alleles in a population. This second letter represents the recessive alleles in a population.
What is p? What is q?
What is the Biological Species Concept?
This type of isolating mechanisms is found when the isolation occurs before fertilization.
What is a pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms?
The first part of a binomial name, which is always capitalized and can be abbreviated to a single letter.
What is the genus?
Concerning the finch, this observation was made by Darwin when exploring the different islands of the Galapagos.
What is species were not only different from the mainland, but also showed differences between islands?
This type of event can seriously and suddenly reduce the gene pool of a population.
What is a bottleneck event? What is Genetic Drift - also acceptable
What are homologous structures?
A courtship pattern is an example of this type of isolating mechanism.
What is a behavioral isolating mechanism?
This diagram, much like a family tree, is used to show evolutionary relationships between species?
What is a phylogenetic tree?
A proposed principle to understand evolution, with a central belief that physical changes acquired in one generation were passed on to the next, with a directional strive toward perfection
What is Lamarck's Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics?
Of the 5 criteria for HWE, this is the only one that can show a change and not result in evolution to have occurred.
What is Random Mating?
A higher percentage of human babies being born in the 5-7lb weight range, and not 2 or 12 lb is an example of this.
What is stabilizing selection?
Species that are located in different regions, but develop similar adaptations to their environment are shown to undergo this.
What is convergent evolution?
The idea used when mapping evolutionary relationship, states that species should be charted with the fewest number of assumptions between the relationships.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is based on these 5 principles.
What are Organisms have heritable variation; Organisms compete for resources; Organisms differ in reproductive success; Organisms become adapted; Organisms undergo natural selection?
According to Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium, what has occurred if a population begins with the allele frequencies p=0.4 & q=0.6, and in the next generation shows allele frequencies p=0.39 & q=0.61.
What is Evolution?
The small scale allele changes related to HWE that add up over time result in this overall type of change/evolution?
What is Microevolution?
This model of evolution has new species appear suddenly, followed by long periods of unchanging phenotypes.
What is punctuated equilibrum?
This molecular approach to dating evolutionary branch points, that relies on a constant rate of mutation in non-coding regions of the DNA sequence.
What is the Molecular Clock?