EVOLUTION EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWER COLLECTION

EVOLUTION EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWER
COLLECTION

●● analogous structures
Answer: structures that do not have a common evolutionary origin but
are similar in function


●● artifical selection
Answer: the selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific
characteristics


●● behavioral isolation
Answer: isolation between populations due to differences in courtship or
mating behavior


●● behavorial adaptation
Answer: An adaption that includes the way an organism behaves or acts


●● camoflauge
Answer: An adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its
environment

, ●● Clade
Answer: A group of species that includes an ancestral species and all its
descendants.


●● Cladogram
Answer: Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a
group of organisms
- ancestral vs derived traits


●● common ancestor (evolution)
Answer: the belief that all current inhabitants are linked back to a shared
common derivate, known as the common ancestor


●● comparative anatomy
Answer: homologous structures, analogous structures, vestigial
structures


●● comparative embryology
Answer: the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of
different species
- shows that all vertebrates have the same basic development of life
because of a common ancestor


●● comparative molecular biology