Evolution Study Guide 20 points

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Natural Selection Answers
1. State the 4 parts of natural selection and provide
an example for each part

2. Explain how the rate of evolution is determined by

the rate of reproduction

3. State sources of variation within species

4. Identify some reasons organism compete

5. Compare Charles Darwin’s theory of “natural

selection” to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of
“use and disuse”

6. Explain why Charles Darwin is remembered as one

of the greatest scientists to ever live
 Evidence of Evolution Answers
7. Define the word fossil

8. Explain why fossils are found in sedimentary rocks

and not in igneous or metamorphic rocks

9. Explain why fossils found closer to the Earth’s

surface are younger than those found deeper

10. Explain the difference between homologous and

analogous structures and give an example of each
type
11. Define the word vestigial and give an example

12. How can DNA be used to find evolutionary

relationships?

13. Use the cladogram to determine evolutionary

relationships – which organisms are most closely
related?

14. Why is studying evolution important?

  
Speciation Answers
15. Identify the steps of speciation

16. Define the word species

17. Define the word adaptation and state some

examples

18. Explain why extinction effects species not single

organisms