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Chapters 15 –The Theory of Evolution

 

  1. What scientist proposed the theory of evolution? How many years ago did he do this? How do scientists use fossils to support the theory of evolution? (393)

 

  1.  Where did Darwin travel to when he formed his ideas about evolution? Why were the Galapagos Islands so unique? Which animals did he spend his time observing? (394)

 

  1. What is artificial selection? What is natural selection? Summarize how natural selection works. (395)

 

  1. What other scientist played a key role in developing the idea of evolution? What was the name of the first book about evolution called? When was it published?  What are a couple of the problems with the theory of evolution? (396)

 

  1. What are structural adaptations and do they support the theory of evolution? What is mimicry? Give an example of mimicry. (398)

 

  1. What is camouflage? Give an example of camouflage. Explain how mimicry and camouflage help species survive. (399)

 

  1. How does resistance develop in bacteria? How is this evidence of evolution? (399)

                                        

  1. What is meant by indirect evidence? How do fossils provide evidence for evolution? What are homologous structures? Give an example. What are analogous structures? Give an example. (399-400)

 

  1. What is a vestigial structure? Give an example. How do homologous, analogous and vestigial structures provide evidence for evolution? (402)

 

  1. What evidence is there in embryology and biochemistry that support the theory of evolution? (402)

 

  1. How does modern theories of evolution differ from the original theory? What is a gene pool? Allelic frequency? Genetic equilibrium? Can individuals evolve? (405)

 

  1. What is genetic drift? How does it affect genetic equilibrium?  Where can genetic drift be observed? What is gene flow? (413-414)

 

 

  1. What is speciation? What is geographic isolation? How can geographic isolation change a population’s gene pool? (409)

 

 

 

  1. What is gradualism? What is punctuated equilibrium? How are gradualism and punctuated equilibrium different? How are they the same? (411)

 

  1. What is adaptive radiation? What is divergent evolution? What is convergent evolution? Give an example of each. How these support the theory of evolution? (412)

 

 

 

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