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Evolutionary Theory and Mechanisms of Evolution
Evolutionary Theory and Mechanisms of Evolution
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Theories, scientists, and vocabulary of evolution
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Showed that flies come from other flies and not meat to disprove spontaneous genereation
Lazzaro Spallanzini
John Needham
Louis Pasteur
Francesco Redi
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Any physical characteristic or behavior that helps an organism to better service
homologous structure
mutation
adaptation
vestigal organ
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He finally disproved spontaneous generation by proving microorganisms can be found in the air
John Needham
Lazzaro Spallanzini
Louis Pasteur
Francesco Redi
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A type of isolation that occurs when a species develops different reproductive cycles
speciation
geographic isolation
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
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The idea that living organisms are created from nonliving matter
biogensis
Neo-Darwinism
organic evolution
spontaneous generation
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A separation of a population due to a physical barrier
temporal isolation
geographic isolation
speciation
behavioral isolation
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The result of a new colony formed by a small population with a limited gene pool
gene pool
founder effect
genetic drift
diverisy
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A process of nature that favors organisms that are best adapted to their environment
natural selection
camouflage
genetic drift
diversity
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The 2 scientists who formed amino acids in a lab experiment to prove chemical evolution
Oparin and Haldane
Darwin and Wallace
Miller and Urey
Hutton and Lyell
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A scientific law that states that living organisms only come from other living organisms
biogensis
spontaneous generation
mutations
Neo-Darwinism
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A type of isolation between populations due to differences in courtship rituals
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
geographical isolation
speciation
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Which scientist thought of the theory of natural selection at the same time as Darwin?
Wallace
Lamarck
Pasteur
Spallanzini
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Organisms of the same species that live the same area at the same time
genus
class
population
family
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A process that changes the gene pool because of random chance (different than predicted)
diversity
genetic drift
founder effect
natural selection
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Changes in the genetic code
evolution
deletions
mutations
natural selection
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Total number of different genes available to a species
gene pool
speciation
genes
diversity
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Organisms have changes gradually over a long period of time to form new organisms
Spontaneous generation
Neo-Darwinism
Theory of evolution
biogensis
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He is the scientist credited with one of the first theories of evolution
Charles Darwin
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
Alfred Russel Wallace
Charles Lyell
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A revision of Darwin's original theory of evolution to include modern genetics
Theory of Evolution
Neo-Darwinism
Natural Selection
Spontaneous generation
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The idea that organisms better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce
Biogensis
Mutations
Neo-Darwinism
Natural Selection
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When natural selection favors organisms with both extremes
stabilizing selection
disruptive selection
directional selection
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Structures that have different mature forms but come from the same embryonic tissues
vestigial organs
homologous structures
analogous structures
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A group os similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
species
family
class
genus
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What is the theory that all living organisms came from nonliving materials?
natural selection
chemical evolution
human evolution
endosymbiotic theory
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When natural selection favors organisms with one extreme trait
stabilizing selection
directional selection
disruptive selection
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The theory that explains the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
endosymbiotic theory
chemical evolution
spontaneous generation
theory of evolution
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When natural selection favors average individuals
directional selection
disruptive selection
stabilizing selection
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Believed he proved that spontaneous generation occurs from microorganisms
Francesco Redi
John Needham
Lazzaro Spallanzini
Louis Pasteur
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Structures that have similar functions but are structurally different
analogous structures
vestigial organs
homologous structures
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Structures that have no useful purpose
vestigial organs
analogous structures
homologous structures
