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Biology
9th Grade
04/07/2014

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Term
change in the genetic makeup of a population of species over time
Definition
evolution
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Who believed that evolution occured through the use and disuse of physical features (long neck giraffes and short nec giraffes)
Definition
Lamarck
Term
Who was the British naturalist who is responsible for originationg the theory of evolution?
Definition
Charles Darwin
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What islands did Charles Darwin sail to?
Definition
Galapogos Islands
Term
What was the name of Charles Darwin's ship?
Definition
HMS Beagle
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What book did Charles Darwin write?
Definition
Origin of Species
Term
What was proposed by Charles Darwin?
Definition
natural selection
Term
What happens to organisms with favorable traits?
Definition
they are able to reproduce and pass their traits on to their offsprings, who then reproduce
Term
What happens to organisms without favorable traits?
Definition
they are likely to die out before reproducing
Term
What is it called when things are similar because they envolved in similar environment (different structure; same funtion)?
Ex: wings of a butterfly and wings of a bird
Definition
analagous structures
Term
What has the same structure, but different function?
Ex: bat wing bones compared to the bones in the human hand
Definition
homologous structures
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What is a structure that has been reduced in size and has lost its importance?
Ex: appendix and tail bone in humans
Definition
vestigial structure
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What is a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationship between organisms
Definition
cladiogram
Term
What is the attempt to create a hypothetical evolutionary tree called a cladiogram?
Definition
cladistics
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What is the ceasing of the existence of an organism?
Definition
extinct
Term
What shows the evolutions of an organism over millions of years?
Definition
fossil record
Term
Would organisms in lower rock layers be older or newer than organisms near the top?
Definition
older
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What is it called when unrelated species develop similar characteristics
Definition
convergent evolution
Term
What animals (mammal and fish) share similar characteristics that suit their common environment?
Definition
porpoise and shark
Term
What animals share similar characteristics that suit their common environment?
Definition
flying squirrel (North America) and flying marsupial (Australia)
Term
What is it called when many species develop from a common ancestor, but the different species adapt to their particular environment?
Definition
divergent evolution
Term
How are finches on Galapagos Island different?
Definition
they have different beak shapes
Term
What are structural and functional changes that make organism better suited to their environment?
Definition
adaptations
Term
What is the science of classification?
Definition
taxonomy
Term
What does it mean to place objects into group based on certain similarities?
Definition
classify
Term
Aristotle
Definition
384-322 BC
Term
Who developed the first widely accepted systems of biological classification that had two groups?
Definition
Aristotle
Term
What were the two groups that made up Aristotle's biological classification?
Definition
plants and animals
Term
How did Aristotle classify plants?
Definition
by size (herbs, shrubs, and trees)
Term
How did Aristotle classify animals?
Definition
by habitat (land, air, or water)
Term
Linneaus
Definition
1707-1778
Term
Who developed the current system for classifying organisms?
Definition
Linneaus
Term
What was Linneaus?
Definition
Swedish botanist
Term
Who came up with Binomial Nomenclature?
Definition
Linneaus
Term
Who was the Father of Modern Technology?
Definition
LInneas
Term
What is a two word latin name that is universally accepted and is considered to be the scientific name?
Definition
Binomial Nomenclature
Term
What are the 7 Taxonomic Categories?
Definition
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Term
What is each taxonomic category defined by?
Definition
the term below it
Term
What are the current 6 kingdoms?
Definition
archebacteria*, eubacteria*, Protista, fungi, plantae, Animalia
*prokaryotic
Term
What includes both eubacteria and archeobacteria (all prokaryotic)?
Definition
kingdom monera
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What does Binomial Nomenclature help to avoid?
Definition
regional differences in common names
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