Evolution flashcard

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Biological fitness is defined as

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the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce

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Which of the following is NOT an example of evolution?
- Over many generations, wild teosinte has become corn.
- When the Grand Canyon formed, it geographically divided a squirrel population into two populations, which developed into distinct species.
- A frog begins its life as a tadpole, but becomes an amphibian.
- Finches in the Galapagos islands have diversified over time into many species each well-suited for eating a particular type of food.

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A frog begins its life as a tadpole, but becomes an amphibian.

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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• Without mutations, there would be no evolution
• Mutations create diversity among life-forms
• Mutations are the source of new phenotypes
• Mutations happen when there is a need for a new trait in a population

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Mutations happen when there is a need for a new trait in a population

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The wings of a bird and the wings of a beetle are considered __________.

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analogous structures

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What is a vestigial structure?

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A structure that has lost its function but is still part of the organism

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Which of the following is evidence of a common ancestor?

• Vestigial structures
• Fossil record
• Similarities in the embryo
• All of these

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All of these

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The structures of the front flipper of a whale and the forearm of a wolf have similar bone structure and derive from a common ancestor. This is an example of __________.

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homologous structures

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How did Darwin's finches help support his theory of evolution?

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The size and shape of their beaks varied due to the different environments they lived.

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Structures that were once functional in the past but no longer serve a purpose due to evolutionary adaptations and physiological changes are referred to as __________ structures.

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vestigial structures

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Which of the following is one of Charles Darwin’s theories about evolution and natural selection?

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New species that appear in the fossil record are actually descendants of older species

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