Basics
_________ is the development of life from existing life
Biogenesis
Which is more recent?
Paleozoic era or Mesozoic era
Mesozoic Era
Who came up with the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What family are we part of?
Hominidae
What do all of the animals in the Phylum Chordata have in common?
All are vertebrates (have spines)
What did people believe about biogenesis before the experiments that proved it?
Spontaneous generation/vital force
What Epoch are we currently in?
Holocene Epoch
Explain Darwin's theory "Descent with Modification"
all species descended from few original types of life
What order are we part of?
Primates
EXAMPLE: Panthera Leo
What is "Panthera"?
What is "Leo"?
Panthera is Genus
Leo is species
boil broth - one flask open, one closed, open was cloudy, closed was not
Which period did dinosaurs first come onto the scene?
Triassic
Explain Darwin's theory "Natural Selection"
survival of the fittest
What is bipedalism?
walking on two legs
Name the Levels of Classification in order from most broad to most specific.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Explain Redi's experiment
flies and meat - one sealed flask, one unsealed, one covered with gauze. One covered with gauze caught fly eggs
What was the name of the exinction that took out the dinosaurs?
KT Extinction
What makes an organism the most "Fit?"
reproducing successfully
Why do humans have shorter toes than monkeys?
Bipedalism
What was the first group of mammals called?
Marsupials
How was Pasteur's experiment different from Spallanzani's?
What was the point of Pasteur's curved-neck flask?
Curved neck flask, one year to one day
To collect bacteria before it got to the broth
How did humans survive the Ice Age?
shorter limbs, wider noses, clothing, migration, etc.
What is convergent evolution?
Compared to monkeys, we have more brain areas devoted to ______________
Language
Which came first?
Reptiles or Amphibians?
Amphibians