Define evolution
Who is the father of evolution?
Where did Darwin study the finches and the tortoises?
Define natural selection
Give an example of a structural adaptation
Give an example of behavioral adaptation
Give an example of functional adaptation
What are homologous structures. Give an example
What are analogous structures. Give an example
What is a vestigial structure. Give TWO examples
In a forest of LIGHT colored trees, what would the population of moths look like after several generations? Originally it was half black and half white moths
What does DNA evidence for evolution tell us?
This type of structure (homologous or analogous) means there is a common ancestor between the organisms
What is artificial selection
What is embryology? What does it tell us about evolution?
What is camouflage
What is mimicry
What is the order of the 4 eras
Which era did humans evolve?
Which era lasted the longest?
Which era did photosynthetic bacteria help form the ozone layer?
What is radioactive dating?
What is relative dating?
Half life is 20 years. Suppose all living things have 10 grams of the isotope. A bone has been found that reads 1.25 grams. How old is the bone?
A bone contained 6. 0 grams of C-14 and now it contains only A bone contained 6.0 grams of C-14 and now it contains only .375 grams of C-14. about how old is the fossil assuming the half life is 5,730 years?
What era did dinosaurs live in?
Define survival of the fittest
What does “allele frequency” mean?
Define evolution using the phrase “allele frequency”
Define species
Define population
What is geographic isolation?
What is reproductive isolation
What is this an example of
What is temporal isolation
What is this an example of?
What is behavioral isolation
What is ecological isolation
These birds sing different bird songs for mating These birds sing different bird songs for mating. They do not want to mate with each other due to the difference in songs. What is this an example of?
lizards live in different sections of a forest lizards live in different sections of a forest. There are several species seen in the picture below. What is this an example of?
What is punctuated equilibrium
What is gradualism?
What does the picture of the left show versus the right?
What evolves-individuals or populations
What does it mean to be fit
What is divergent evolution
What is convergent evolution
What is co-evolution
What is this an example of?
What are the finches an example of?
Mollusks, like snails, have evolved thick shells and spines to avoid being eating by animals such as crabs and fish. These predators have then evolved powerful claws and jaws that compensate for the snails’ thick shells and spines What is this an example of?
What are the 2 types of genetic drift?
What is the founder effect?
What is the bottleneck effect?
What is gene flow?
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?