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Ch21
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/20/2013

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Kettlewell showed that peppered moths mutate to a darker color in response to the darkening of tree bark in industrial areas of England
Definition
False
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The theory of uniformity is the idea that all species of organisms are subject to the same (uniform)selective pressures
Definition
False
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The theory of uniformity is a geological idea, which states that continual slow processes acting over a long period of time have shaped the earth as we know it today
Definition
True
Term
The biggest deficiency in modern evolutionary theory is the lack of transitional fossils, or "missing links" in the fossil record
Definition
false
Term
The phenomenon of industrial melanism in peppered moths illustrates which of the following
Definition
The strong effect of natural selection mediated by a predator.
Term
The effects of artificial selection is ultimately limited by the amount of genetic variation present in a species
Definition
True
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Microevolution is the special circumstances of evolution of microscopic organisms such as bacteria
Definition
False
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Biogeography is the study of the geographic distribution of individual species and communities of organisms
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True
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How did the finches on the Galapagos islands inspire Darwin's theory of natural selection?
Definition
The species of finches are closely related, but are adapted to the unique habitats on the islands.
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Which of the following is an example of homologous structures
Definition
The presence of a tail in all vertebrates
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Which of the following is a demonstration of evolutionary convergence
Definition
Similar adaptations and body forms of marsupials and placental mammals in separate locations
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Horse evolution provides the best example of anagenesis - the slow, consistent transition of the entire species to larger body size
Definition
False
Term
Which of the following is a currently accepted theory?
Definition
Theory of uniformity
Term
The half-life of radioactive carbon-14 is 5700 years. If an ancient ash sample contains one-eighth of the expected quantity of Carbon-14, how old is the sample?
Definition
17,100 years
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