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Evolution Quiz Study Guide
Use the following words to complete: Mendel, Darwin, China, the Galapagos Islands,
Coevolution, Descent with Modification, Natural Selection, Homologous features,
Analogous structures, Vestigial structures, Embryologic features, Homologous proteins,
Convergent Evolution, Divergent Evolution, Adaptive Radiation, Artificial Selection,
4 Billion Years, Radioactive Dating, Population, 3 causes of genotype variation, species,
Genetic drift, stabilizing selection, directional selection, reproductive isolation,
Punctuated Equilibrium, 2 billion yrs.
1. ____________ is when 2 related organisms become more dissimilar.
2. Selective breeding by men is called _____________________.
3. ______________ is when objects are dated based on known quantities of
radioactive isotopes.
4. The __________________ are mutations, recombination, and random fusion of
gametes.
5. _________________ is when average individuals are the most likely to
reproduce.
6. A single type of organism with similar appearance that is able to interbreed is
called a(an) _______________.
7. ___________________ is when the fossil record shows small changes followed
by rapid change.
8. __________________ made the theory of natural selection.
9. __________________ states that newer forms in the fossil record descended from
older forms.
10. _______________ are similar features that originate in a shared ancestor.
11. ___________________ have no useful function, so must be left over from
ancestors.
12. ________________________ are amino acid sequences that are more similar if
two species are closely related.
13. ___________________ is when 2 unrelated organisms evolve similar traits due to
a similar environment.
14. ____________________ is when many species evolve from a single species
because of different environments.
15. It is believed that the earth is _____________________- old.
16. A collection of the same species that are able to interbreed is called a(an)
______________.
17. When alleles change it is called _____________________-.
18. ____________________ occurs when non-average individuals have the
advantage.
19. ______________________ causes changes in mating behavior and eventually
leads to separate species.
20. While in _____________________ Darwin formed many of his theories.
21. ____________________ is when adaptive traits cause greater survival and the
ability to pass on traits.
22. _____________________ have similar function, but different anatomy.