Mock Staar Day 3 Review: Flashcards

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What is evolution?

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The changes of species over time.

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What is the probability of a child having type O blood if both parents have type AB blood?

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0%

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What does it mean for species to be closely related?

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It indicates that they share a more recent common ancestor.

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What evidence do similarities in bone structures provide?

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They suggest that the organisms may have developed from a common ancestor.

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What is a vestigial structure?

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A structure that has lost most or all of its original function in a species, such as the tailbone in humans.

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What is the term for a genetic cross where neither allele is completely dominant?

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Incomplete Dominance

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What is Codominance?

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a type of inheritance where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed.

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What are homologous structures?

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Structures that are similar in different species due to shared ancestry.

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What are analogous structures?

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Structures that serve similar functions in different species but do not share a common ancestry.

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What is natural selection?

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.