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HONORS BIOLOGY HOMEWORK
EVOLUTION
CHAPTERS 15,16,17 AND 18
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1. For the following individuals, state their contribution
(either positive or negative) to the Law of Evolution
and/or how their thinking influenced Charles Darwin.
a. Baron Georges Cuvier
f. Charles Lyell
b. James Hutton
g. Thomas Malthus
c. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
h. Alfred Russell Wallace
d. George-Louis Leclerc
i. Charles Darwin
e. Carolus Linaeus
2. Compare and contrast artificial selection and natural
selection (to include the three types: stabilizing
selection, directional selection and disruptive selection);
similarities?, differences?
3. Summarize the evidence for the process of evolution to
include:
a. Anatomical evidence
i. Homologous structures
ii. Analogous structures
iii. Vestigial structures
b. Biochemical evidence
c. Fossil evidence
d. Biogeographical evidence
4. Discuss the concepts of fitness, adaptation and
reproductive success.
5. Define, compare and contrast microevolution and
macroevolution.
6. Discuss the Hardy-Weinberg Principle, the conditions under
which it is operational and the application of this
principle to populations.
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7. What is meant by the term “genetic drift”? Include in this
discussion the concept of “bottleneck effect” and “founder
effect”, their similarities and differences.
8. Compare and contrast the evolutionary species concept and
the biological species concept; their similarities and
differences.
9. Describe and define the mechanism by which two species may
remain separate, i.e. reproductive isolating mechanisms, to
include
a. Prezygotic isolating mechanisms
b. Post-zygotic isolating mechanisms
10. Discuss the concept of speciation to include
a. Allopatric speciation (including adaptive radiation)
b. Sympatric speciation
11. Describe the current thinking on the abiotic formation of
organic polymers and how this relates to the emergence of
the first life forms (include plasma membrane formation,
coacervate droplets and the idea of “RNA-first”)
12. Describe several mechanisms available to date organic
and/or inorganic substances, the advantages and
disadvantages of each.