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Theory of Evolution

Evidence for Evolution

DNA and Mutation

Speciation Potpourri

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Question:The process whereby modern organisms have descended from ancient common ancestors

Answer What is the Theory of Evolution?

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Theory of Evolution: 200

Question:He proposed that giraffes stretched their necks in order to reach higher foliage and so their children had longer necks too

AnswerWho is Lemark

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Theory of Evolution: 400

Question:Process by which individuals better suited to their environment can survive and reproduce most successfully.

AnswerWhat is Natural Selection or Survival of the Fittest

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Theory of Evolution: 600

Question:A process in which humans choose the most desirable traits of a population for breeding purposes

AnswerWhat is Artificial Selection

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Theory of Evolution: 800

Question:Individual differences within a population

AnswerWhat is Variation?

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Theory of Evolution: 1000

Question:This was when Dino’s went extinct

Answer65 million years

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Evidence for Evolution: 200

Question:Structures that have similar embryological origin and structure but are adapted for different purposes

(ex: human arm and batwing)

Answer:Homologous structures

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Evidence for Evolution: 400

Question: Body parts that have become very reduced over time

Answer:What are Vestigial structures

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Evidence for Evolution: 600

Question: The early stages of development in organisms in which there are many similarities among different species.

AnswerWhat is Embryology?

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Evidence for Evolution: 800

Question:These are four pieces of evidence for evolution

AnswerWhat are fossil record, embryology, homologies, biochemistry

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Evidence for Evolution: 1000

Question: This is what DNA stands for

AnswerWhat is deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA and Mutation: 200

Question:DNA is made of these 3 components

AnswerWhat are deoxyribose/pentose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen-containing base

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DNA and Mutation: 400

Question:These two nucleotides prefer each other’s company over any other

AnswerWhat are A=T /A=U or C=G

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DNA and Mutation: 600

Question:Mutations in DNA can be one of 3 things:

AnswerWhat are Neutral, Positive, NegativeAddition, Deletion, Inversion, Translocation, etc.Missense, Nonsense, Neutral

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DNA and Mutation: 800

Question:Small populations with small gene pools are likely to experience this leading to fixation of alleles

AnswerWhat is Genetic Drift

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DNA and Mutation: 1000

Question:A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding

AnswerWhat is a species

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Speciation: 200

Question:The “profession” and habitat of an organism

AnswerWhat is a Niche?

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Speciation: 400

Question:The process whereby new species emerged from a primary species

AnswerWhat is speciation?

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Speciation: 600

Question:Mountain ranges or streams may lead to this type of speciation

AnswerWhat is allopatric or speciation by geographical isolation

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Speciation: 800

Question:This occurs as new species evolve to fill novel ecological niches in new habitat

AnswerWhat is adaptive radiation?

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Speciation: 1000

Question:A phenomenon in which species suddenly vanish.

AnswerWhat is a Mass Extinction?

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Potpourri: 200

Question:This model of evolution suggests that there were rapid changes in organisms followed by periods of stasis

AnswerWhat is punctuated equilibrium

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Potpourri: 400

Question:RNA contains this nucleotide instead of Thymine

AnswerWhat is Uracil

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Potpourri: 600

Question:This was the ship Darwin sailed on

AnswerWhat is the HMS Beagle

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Potpourri: 800

Question:Courtship dances and extravagant feathers may seem like poor adaptations but my be due to this

AnswerWhat is sexual selection?

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Potpourri: 1000

Question:This contemporary of Darwin had a similar idea to the Theory of Evolution and his impending publication spurred Darwin to publish “On The Origin of Species”

AnswerWho is Alfred Russel Wallace

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