Download Evolution Unit Test Review

Evolution Unit Test Review
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Define each of the following;
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hypothesis
experiment
adaptation
natural selection
variation
homeostasis
development
reproduction
environment
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Compare convergent evolution and divergent evolution.
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The spinal cord enters the skull in different locations in the hominids and apes;
what does this tell us about their skeletal structure?
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What skeletal part(s) can tell us that apes were knuckle walkers and hominids
were bipedal?
What is a term defined by a gradual change over time, in the characteristics of
a species?
6. What does a larger cranial cavity indicate?
7. Name the country where the earliest hominid fossils were found.
8. What part of a skull indicates a diet change? An increase in intelligence?
9. What is the name of the structured procedure to test a hypothesis?
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The term for the study of the life around us is ______________.
11. Define homologous and vestigial structures. List an example for each.
12. According to the geographical time scale, how old is the earth?
13. What is believed to be the earliest organism to evolve?
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Define geographical isolation and give an example.
15. What is the earliest hominid of record? Give the scientific and common name.
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What evidence did anthropologists find that indicated that bipedal
walking evolved prior to larger brain capacity?