Evolution 2010
Term 3 Revision
1) Define the following terms:
a. Evolution
b. homologous, analogous and vestigial structures,
c. convergent, divergence and sequential evolution,
d. adaptive radiation,
e. ecological niche,
f. abiogenesis,
g. Cambrian explosion,
h. monotreme, marsupial, eutherian,
i. endogenous retrovirus,
j. pseudogene,
k. Urey-Miller experiment,
l. panspermia,
m. stromatilites
2) Concepts to understand:
a. The proposed sequence of CHEMICAL evolution
b. The proposed sequence of animal evolution.
c. Mammalian evolution from reptiles and features that make mammals
distinct from reptiles.
d. Evidence for evolution from: genetic, morphology, biochemistry,
embryology, selective breeding and geology (including fossils and
continental drift).
e. Different types of fossils that can form.
f. Early earth history
g. Basic timeline of earth’s history including major developments in the
evolution of organisms (not just animals).
h. Animal and plant classification (for example what is a anthropod or an
echinoderm?)
i. Why adaptive radiation may occur in species and its link to ecological
niches.
j. Why convergent evolution happens.
k. Arguments against evolution and appropriate rebuttals supporting it.
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