Download Evolution Study guide - NAFO BIOLOGY 1 Honors

Evolution- Vocab to know from class AND textbook reading
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biological evolution
microevolution
macroevolution
natural selection
inherited traits
variation
adaptation
fitness
survival of the fittest
decent with
modification
overproduction of
offspring
gene pool
genetic variability
genetic drift
gene flow
non-random mating
mutations
natural selection
genetic equilibrium
speciation
gradualism
punctuated equilibrium
adaptive radiation
divergent evolution
convergent evolution
analogous structures
coevolution
extinction
anatomy
homologous structures
vestigial organs
embryology
biochemistry
paleontology
phylogeny
transitional fossils
phylogenetic tree
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What is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution?
How does variation play a role in evolution?
How does natural selection play a role in evolution?
How does overproduction of offspring play a role in evolution?
What is the difference between acquired traits and inherited traits? Which one is important for
evolution?
How does reproductive success play a role in evolution?
What is an adaptation?
What is survival of the fittest and how does it play a role in evolution?
Why is decent with modification used to describe the process of evolution?
What makes a group of organisms belong to the same species?
What makes up the gene pool of a species?
How does a beneficial mutation in one organism spread throughout the species?
How does non-random mating help to drive the evolution of favorable traits within a species?
Why do traits that ensure survival become more prevalent within a species?
Why do traits that are harmful become less prevalent within a species?
How do homologous structures provide evidence for the theory of evolution?
How do vestigial structures provide evidence for the theory of evolution?
How do analogous structures provide evidence for the theory of evolution?
What are vestigial structures?
What is the evidence from embryos? How does it support the theory of evolution?
How does DNA provide evidence for the theory of evolution?
How do biochemical similarities help to identify evolutionary patterns in different organisms?
How does the fossil record help to build a timeline of the history of life on Earth?
How do ancient fossils compare to modern organisms?
What is a transition fossil? How does it provide evidence for the theory of evolution?
What is genetic drift? Why are smaller populations more at risk of losing variation?
What is gene flow? Which populations will be more susceptible to this type of variation source?
What is non-random mating? What effects does it have on variation?
How do mutations effect genetic variation within a species?
How does natural selection determine which variations will be passed on?
How do new species form from old ones?
How do changing environments drive evolution?
What is gradualism?
What is the cause of punctuated equilibrium?
How does adaptive radiation or divergent evolution create different species?
Why does convergent evolution create different species with analogous structures?
How does coevolution evolve two different species?
What’s the difference between gradual extinction and massive extinction?
What is a phylogenic tree or phylogeny?
What is a cladogram?
Why is the scientific classification system continually being changed?
What are the three domains and what makes them different?
What are the six kingdoms and what makes them different?