Classification
Evidence for Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Miscellaneous
100
What is a taxonomist?
Scientist who classifies a species
100
Whale hip bones have no use to them anymore. What kind of structure is this?
Vestigial
100
At what level does evolution occur?
Population
100
Who was the first scientist to propose evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
100
What vocabulary term best describes the "variety of life"?
Biodiversity
200
Name the domain AND kingdom of humans.
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
200
What is a scientific theory?
An explanation of facts about the world, repeatedly supported by evidence
200
A natural disaster wrecks an island and only 15% of the original population remain. What kind of genetic drift is this?
Bottleneck effect
200
What ship did Charles Darwin sail on?
H.M.S. Beagle
200
Name all of the animals with an amniotic egg according to the cladogram.
Rodents and Primates
300
What domain typically lives in harsh environments?
Archaea
300
Name the 3 big evidences for evolution.
1. Fossils/Fossil Record
2. Homologous Structures (result of common descent)
3. Embryology
300
What is natural selection?
The process by which the best adapted organisms survive and reproduce.
300
How is the biological fitness of an organism measured?
The number of its offspring that survive to reproduce
300
What is artificial selection?
Humans choose the traits they find most useful
400
What kingdom includes yeast and absorptive heterotrophs?
BONUS: Are yeast unicellular or multicellular?
Fungi
Unicellular
400
Give an example of a homologous structure.
Humans, whales, and bats all have the same forearms bone (same structure), but they all do different things (different function)
400
Explain or draw a picture that illustrates the Founder Effect.
A small group of individuals establish a new population (reduced genetic diversity).
400
What is an adaptation?
A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
400
What does the graph indicate?
Stabilizing Selection- average is favored
500
What are the 8 taxa in order from most BROAD to most SPECIFIC?
DOMAIN
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
500
What is an analogous structure?
Same function, different structure
500
For the following types of selection indicate who is selected for:
Directional Selection
Stabilizing Selection
Disruptive Selection
Directional Selection: one extreme
Stabilizing Selection: average
Disruptive Selection: both extremes
500
What scientists theory does the experiment DISPROVE?
Lamark
500
Which of the following terms describes the movement of individuals into or out of an area?
Gene Flow