Evolution Review

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How did James Hutton and Charles Lyell's suggestion that the Earth was millions of years old impact Darwin's theory of evolution?

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Evolution takes a long time to occur, therefore, the Earth had to be older than what was thought at the time.

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A person having braces or coloring his/her hair are examples of what kind of trait?

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acquired traits

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True or False: Acquired traits can be passed on from one generation to the next.

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False

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Darwin's theory of natural selection states that organisms that survive in a particular environment are said

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to have adaptations that are best for the environment

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Organisms that share many inherited traits shows

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the principle of common descent.

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If allele frequency does not change in a population, the population is

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in genetic equilibrium.

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When a large population is impacted from a natural disaster and decreases dramatically in size.

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bottleneck effect

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The structure of chicken wings and human arms (similar structure and similar function) are

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homologous structures

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The human mouth and a bird's beak both allow for the organisms to obtain food, breathe, and communicate (same function, different structure) is an example of:

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Analogous structure

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Structures that have the same structure but are no longer useful for an organism are

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vestigial structures