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Evolution- evidence for and historical figures
Evolution- evidence for and historical figures
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This a supplement for an Andrew Baca's ESL Biology class.
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Geographical isolation is associated with
allopatric speciation
sympatric speciation
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This picture supports evolution as it is evidence of .....
variation
vestigial structure
homologous structure
analagous structure
3
Bones of different animals that are structurally similar but functionally different?
analagous structure
Homologous Structures
Vestigal Structure
convergent evolution
4
Lyell's theory of uniformitarianism included...
global catastrophies cause extinctions
all animals share the same DNA
Earth is is continually changing by new forces
geological change is slow and gradual
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Prezygotic isolating mechanisms include all of the following except:
hybrid sterility
physical separation
seasonal reproduction
courtship rituals
6
Evolutionary changes within a species are referred to as microevolution.
True
False
7
This diagram represents fossil evidence of 3 species. Which is the most probable assumption?
Species B is more abundant than species C.
Species A and B are genetically identical.
Species C existed before species B.
Species B descended from species A.
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According to Darwin's theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of ...
natural selection
acquired characteristics
disuse of body structures
mutation causing agents
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This picture illustrates evidence of evolution by ....
analagous structures
variation
homologous structures
vestigial structures
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A part of the body that is no longer used but is believed to have been used by an ancestor.
homologous structure
fitness
vestigial structure
analagous structure
11
Gill slits and a tail in the early development of an embryo indicates its future as a fish.
True
False
12
Who supported the idea that evolutionary changes occurred because there as a need for them?
Cuvier
Darwin
Lamarck
Lyell
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How did Georges Cuvier account for extinctions in nature?
random
Extinctions never occur
slow adaptation of organisms
catastrophic events
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Lamarck's theory of evolution is based on the concept of...
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
mutations
natural selection
survival of the fittest
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A species may be reproductively isolated through which of the following causes?
all of the above
anatomy
behaviour
ecology
