chapter 5

Question 1

biological evolution

Answer 1

change to heritable characteristic over time in living organisms

cumulative changes occurring within a population between on gen to the next

Question 2

heritable characteristics are encoded for by

Answer 2

genes

Question 3

heritable characteristics may be transferred between generations as

Answer 3

allele

Question 4

concise definition for biological evolution

Answer 4

change in allele frequency of a populations gene pool over successive generations

Question 5

fossil record as evidence for evolution

Answer 5

reveals features of an ancestor for comparison w living descendants

records show that over time changes in features of living organisms occured

Question 6

fossils

Answer 6

preserved remains or trace of organism from remote past

Question 7

preserved remains (body fossils)

Answer 7

direct evidence of ancestral form (includes bones, teeth, shells, leaves)

Question 8

traces of remains

Answer 8

indirect evidence of ancestral forms, include footprint, tooth mark, burrow, faeces

Question 9

fossil records

Answer 9

totality of both undiscovered and discovered fossils