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Evolution
is known as descent with modification.
Plato created a ladder on which all forms of life could be organized based on complexity known
as scala naturae. True/False
The creator of the binomial naming system that used genus and species was
.
Cuvier was a French scientist that studied organisms from the past. Name the objects he studied,
the study of those objects, name the principle he advocated, and describe that principle.
Hutton and Darwin proposed that geological processes were gradual and took many years to
change, but they believed these processes are occurring today. True/False
believed that evolution occurred through the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Describe the difference between artificial and natural selection.
Characteristics with common ancestral origins that may have a different function is known as
homology. True/False
are remnants of structures that were used in an organism’s ancestors.
The principle of
states that mechanisms of change are constant over time.
The naming and classification of organisms is known as taxonomy. True/False
What is biogeography?
Do individuals evolve?
What is microevolution?
Average heterozygosity is the average percent of loci that are heterozygous. True/False
Describe geographic variation and a cline.
A change in the nucleotide sequence in DNA is known as a
.
For mutations to be passed on, they must occur in the what?
Using the Hardy-Weinberg equation, find the amount of dominant homozygotes and
heterozygotes in a population of 1000 for black fur (bb= white fur, 25% of the population).
Name and describe the two types of genetic drift.
is the movement of alleles in and out of a population as the result of individual
movement.
Relative fitness is the contribution an individual makes to the gene pool in the next generation.
True/False
Name and diagram the three modes of selection.
is where the two sexes look different.
Intrasexual selection can be represented by competition between male and female goats.
True/False
When a heterozygote at a certain locus has greater fitness than either homozygote is known as
the hetorozygote advantage. True/False
Describe the difference between discrete and quantitative characters.
The process by which species become two or more new species is called
.
Name and describe the 4 different definitions of species or species concepts discussed in class.
Name the 5 prezygotic barriers and the 3 postzygotic barriers that prevent hybrids.
Hybrid zones are areas where members of the species show new phenotypes. True/False
Describe allopatric and sympatric speciation.
What is punctuated equilibrium?