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Evolution study
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1Georges Cuvier [blank_start](anatomist / catastrophism)[blank_end]
Jean Baptiste Lamark [blank_start](acquired traits)[blank_end]
Charles Lyell [blank_start](geology)[blank_end]
Thomas Malthus [blank_start](populations)[blank_end]
Alfred Wallace [blank_start](natural selection)[blank_end]
Charles Darwin (natural selection)- A(anatomist / catastrophism)
- B(biology)
- C(acquired traits)
- D(genetics)
- E(geology)
- F(anatomy)
- G(populations)
- H(alleles)
- I(natural selection)
- Jevolution
2Evolution.. (3 answers)
- AIs a gradual process of change
- BIs a gradual change in the gene pool of a population
- CCan be divided into 3 categories
- DIs an abrupt process of change
- EIs an abrupt change in the gene pool of a population
- FCan be divided into 4 categories
3These 3 things happen in evolution:
- AGenes mutate
- BIndividuals are selected
- CChaos occurs
- DPopulations evolve
- EPeople fail to adapt
- FMutations dissolve
4• Microevolution: [blank_start]change within a species[blank_end]
• Macroevolution: [blank_start]large changes creating a new species[blank_end]
• [blank_start]Macroevolution[blank_end] is cumulative [blank_start]microevolution[blank_end]- Achange within a species
- Blittle change in populations
- Clarge changes creating a new species
- DMacroevolution
- Emicroevolution
- Flarge changes within a species
5The types of evolution are
- AConvergent
- BDivergent
- CCo-evolution
- DAdvergent
- EProvergent
- FDis-evolution
6Animals look similar but are not related in
- ADivergent evolution
- BConvergent evolution
- CCo-evolution
- DDis-evolution
7The process by which two or more species become more and more dissimilar is
- AConvergent evolution
- BCo-evolution
- CDis-Evolution
- DDivergent evolution
8Match the co-evolution examples
Predator & [blank_start]prey[blank_end]
Bats & [blank_start]flower[blank_end]
Bees & [blank_start]plants[blank_end]
Lemming & [blank_start]wolf[blank_end]
Wolf & [blank_start]moose[blank_end]- Aprey
- Bpredator
- Cflower
- Dbats
- Eplants
- Fbees
- Gwolf
- Hlemming
- Imoose
- Jdeer
9All of these are evidence of evolution EXCEPT (check all that apply)
- AFossil
- BFootage
- CBiochemistry
- DMigration patterns
- EHomologies
- FAdaptations
- GVestigial structures
- HComparative embryology
- ISpecies today
- JDiets
10Structures that are similar in their fundamental layout & construction and suggest a common ancestry are
- AHomologous
- BAnalogous
- CVestigial
11Structures similar in appearance and function, but from different origins are
- AHomologous
- BAnalogous
- CVestigial
12Structures that are no longer useful but are presumed to have been necessary in ancestral species are
- AHomologous
- BAnalogous
- CVestigial
13The agents of change are...
- AMutation
- BEnvironment
- CNatural selection
- DExtinction
- EGenetic drift
- FRecombination
- GGene flow
- HAlleles
- IDietary patterns
- JMovement
14Mutations occur by chance
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Rate of mutation can be influenced by environment
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Mutations help decrease genetic variation
- ATrue
- BFalse
17The three types of mutations are..
- APoint mutation
- BFrame shift mutation
- CRandom mutation
- DRecombination
- ELoose mutation
- FActive mutation
18Variation is not inheritable
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Offspring tend to resemble their parents
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Variations can increase chance of survival
- ATrue
- BFalse
21All organisms are prone to reproduce equally
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Survival of the [blank_start]fittest[blank_end]
- Afittest
- Bsmartest
- Cmodest
- Doldest
23Natural selection decreases [blank_start]genetic variation[blank_end] and increases [blank_start]speciation[blank_end]
- Agenetic variation
- Bspeciation
24The examples of natural selection are
- APesticide resistance
- BDarwin's finches
- CAntibiotic resistance
- Dartificial selection
- Esickle cell anemia
- FPeppered moths
- Gcancer cells
- HMutations
- IGenetic variation
25Types of selection
[blank_start]Stabilizing[blank_end] - optimum for most average trait
[blank_start]Directional[blank_end] - extreme forms of the trait are selected for
[blank_start]Disruptive[blank_end] - extremes in traits have greater fitness
[blank_start]Sexual[blank_end] - dimorphism attraction- AStabilizing
- BDirectional
- CDisruptive
- DSexual
26[blank_start]Genetic Flow[blank_end] is...
Transfer of genes from different populations
Movement of individuals from one population to another.
[blank_start]Genetic Drift[blank_end] is...
Allele frequencies in a population change as a result of random events
Related to small populations- AGenetic Flow
- BGenetic Drift
27Movement in: [blank_start]Immigration[blank_end] (increasing variation)
Movement out: [blank_start]emigration[blank_end] (decreasing variation)- AImmigration
- Bemigration
28An evolutionary event in which a significant % of the species or populations is killed and causes a loss in genetic variation is
- ABottleneck effect
- BFounders effect
29When a small population leaves a larger one and causes allele from small groups to begin to diversify from the large group is
- ABottleneck effect
- BFounders effect
30Order of Taxonomy:
[blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]
[blank_start]Phylum[blank_end]
[blank_start]Class[blank_end]
[blank_start]Order[blank_end]
[blank_start]Family[blank_end]
[blank_start]Genus[blank_end]
[blank_start]Species[blank_end]- AKingdom
- BPhylum
- CClass
- DOrder
- EFamily
- FGenus
- GSpecies
31Hardy-Weinberg [blank_start]FAILS[blank_end] due to:
Mutation
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
Natural Selection
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium [blank_start]WORKS[blank_end] due to:
Large population
Random mating
No mutation
No migration
No natural selection- AFAILS
- BWORKS
32For evolution to occur, gene frequencies must [blank_start]change[blank_end]. (lowercase)
- Achange
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