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gradualism
Linnaeus
species from the islands came from the mainland
What did Darwin infer from his observations of organsims in S.A. and the Galapagos?
He developed the naming system that groups organisms based on their features
Darwin believed this was the way that evolution occurs, slowly over time called...
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What did Darwin infer from his observations of organsims in S.A. and the Galapagos? | species from the islands came from the mainland |
Darwin believed this was the way that evolution occurs, slowly over time called... | gradualism |
He developed the naming system that groups organisms based on their features | Linnaeus |
| Darwin concluded that species do what... | Change over time |
| What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos? | they had different beak shapes based on the food they eat |
| What 2 things do you need in order to name a species | genus and species |
| the only traits that can be acted on by natural selection are those that are controlled by... | genes |
| a _______ is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations | scientific theory |
| The group living organisms that lack a nuclei are called... | prokaryotes |
| in modern classification, the broadest level of organization is called... | domain |
| How do fossils form? | organisms become buried in sediment |
| Can you determine what type of skin an animal had based on a fossil? | no |
| what would for the best fossil? a leaf, a shell, a worm, or a jellyfish? | a shell |
| Scientist use fossils to compare what in different species? | evolutionary relationships |
| How do things become petrified fossils? | minerals replace all or part of an organism |
| organisms that can mate and reproduce are part of the same | species |
| Name the term that describes... more offspring than the environment can support | overproduction |
| Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor | homologous structures |
| The marbeled Murlett is an endangered seabird. They are dependent upon sequoia forests in order to survive. If the forest goes extinct, what would happen to the birds? | the species go extinct |
| scientists show how groups of organisms may be related by placing them on a diagram called a... | branching tree (aka, cladogram) |
| Why do scientists use binomial nomenclature? | all scientist speak the same "scientific" language |
| in the name "Homo sapien" which word reflects the genus? | Homo |
| The more classification levels that 2 organisms share means they have more | more characteristics in common |
| the study of how living things are classified is called... | taxonomy |
| how does natural selection lead to evolution? | helpful variations accumulate among surviving members |
