Chapter 16   : Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (Miller & Levine p 448)1. What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?

2. What did Darwin notice about species diversity where he explored?

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3. Darwin had two central ideas – define them

1) Descent with Modification

2) Natural Selection

4. Describe the main points for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection:

1. Overproduction

2. Competition and struggle for existence

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3. Variation and adaptation

4. Survival of the fittest

5. Gradual change over time

5. How does natural selection differ from artificial selection?

6. What evidence supports the theory of evolution?

7. Explain the difference between homologous and analogous structures. Give an example of each.

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8. Which are more important to evolutionary biologists? Why?

9. What evidence of evolution comes from our understanding of molecules?

10. How does Darwin explain the appearance of organisms with similar adaptations in different parts of the world?

11. What are vestigial structures? Give an example.

12. Give an example of evolution that has taken place over a relatively short period of time.

Chapter 17: Evolution of Populations (Miller & Levine p 480)

13. How is evolution defined in genetic terms?

1. Genes

2. Populations

3. Speciation

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14. List two sources of genetic variation.

15. What is genetic drift?

16. How would geographic isolation lead to a new species?

Chapter 19: History of Life (Miller & Levine p 536)

17. Explain how punctuated equilibrium is different from gradualism.

18. What is adaptive radiation (sometimes called divergent evolution)? Give an example.

19. What is convergent evolution? Give an example.

20. What is coevolution? Give an example.

21. What do scientists think were the main gases in the atmosphere of early earth?

22. What did Stanley Miller’s experiment show?

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23. How did photosynthetic bacteria change the atmosphere?

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