Download Ch.15, 16, 17 Review Know the parts of Darwin`s Theory of

Ch.15, 16, 17 Review
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Know the parts of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution/natural selection
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Know the ways in which natural selection affects the distribution of phenotypes in single, multiple gene traits
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Know what makes up the modern theory of evolution
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Know the steps needed for the evolution of life on earth, whether DNA or RNA came first
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Know why are proteinoid microspheres are similar to cells, first organisms to evolve
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Know what evolution says about species
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Know why structures in fossils are similar to present day organisms
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Know what coevolution is
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Know what type of rock fossils are found in, and how this rock forms
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Know what happened in Miller and Urey’s experiment
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Know what adaptations are and how they affect evolution
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Know how polygenic traits are affected by evolution
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Know Wallace’s contribution to evolution, how Hutton and Lyell, Malthus influenced Darwin
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Know what led Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution
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Know how genetic variation is produced, what causes gene shuffling
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Know when oxygen started being produced in the environment
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Know what adaptive radiation is
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Know what an index fossil is and what it is used for
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Know the different ways that reproductive isolation can occur
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Know Darwins Finches, where they came from, why they became multiple species, adaptations they have
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Know where, how fossils form
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Know what the gene pool is and how this changes in evolution
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Know what half-life is and what it is used for
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Know the effect of evolution on populations, and natural selection on individuals
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Know what fitness is
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Know how natural selection and genetic drift affect allele frequencies
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Know what speciation is, and what is needed for it to occur
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Know the difference between punctuated equilibrium and gradualism
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Know what era, period is current
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Know how earth formed, difference between core, crust
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Know examples, ways that genetic drift can occur
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Know how disruptive, directional and stabilizing selection could affect a trait such as beak size