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 is the group of "humans" called?
Hominids
What species did Darwin study the most AND where were they found?
Galapagos Finches
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
What were the two parts of Pangaea called?
Eurasia and Gondwanaland
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
What is the name of the very first amphibious creature?
Tiktaalik
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
Give an example of homologous features AND vestigial features
Depends!
(arms of mammals, goosebumps)
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.
How are different species made?
(Use Finch Lab as an example in your answer)
Depends!
Compared to monkeys, we have more brain areas devoted to ______________
Language
What was the FIRST and SECOND groups of mammals called and how are they different from us in reproduction?
Monotremes - lay eggs
Marsupials - have pouches