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Briefly describe the theory of descent with modification

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Traits that are beneficial in a particular environment are passed along. This is due to random mutation, but the descent with modification itself is not random at all because the genetic variants that are beneficial are much more common than those that are not. Overtime variations become modified and change to make a species more efficient.

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Briefly describe the theory of common descent

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All species share a common ancestor. For example, a pterodactyl has a 5 fingered limb and humans have a 5 fingered hand, which suggests that even though both are different, they came from a common ancestor

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Briefly describe two pieces of evidence presented for common ancestry/descent with modification

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Fossils, biogeography, homology. Fossils-show that the earth is a lot older than we once thought, meaning that there were so many more species that came before us and we all have a common ancestor. 99% of the animals that used to exist are extinct, which shows how long everything has existed. In a rock, the deeper the layer the older the fossil/rock, and paleontologists have found many very old fossils that show similar structures and provide evidence for common ancestry/descent with modification

Homology- suggests a common ancestor because animals have homologous structures-similar structure, different function. Shows they come from common ancestor, but have modified to work in their own specific environment-like a whale’s tail and a bat’s wing are similar structures but different functions because of the different environments

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Structures that are similar but with different functions. Like a human hand and bat wing

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Homologous structures

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Structures that are similar in function but are not inherited by a common ancestor. Like butterfly wing and bird wing

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Analogous structures

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What are the three primary tissue layers that form in the embryo, from which all other tissues develop?

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Endoderm
Ectoderm
Mesoderm

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Name the three types of muscle

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Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal

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Skeletal and cardiac muscle are examples of ___ muscle

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Striated muscle

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In humans, the wrist is ___ to the shoulder

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Distal

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10
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On a pig, snout is ___ to the tail

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Cranial

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What is the name of the book that Charles Darwin published in 1859 that introduced the theory of evolution via natural selection?

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On the Origin of Species

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Darwin’s theory on common descent, descent with modification, and natural selection hold up remarkably well today-but what was missing from Darwin’s theories that was not known at the time of the publication of his famous work?

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At the time, Darwin did not know the role that DNA/genetics played into his theories. For instance, with descent with modification, mutations that occur are due to random rearrangement of DNA. Descent with modification is when the genetic variations that are most beneficial are passed along, making more efficient future generations.

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How do analogous structures provide evidence for descent with modification/evolution?

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They show how traits/structures are modified over time based on the environment. For instance, a butterfly wing and a bird wing are both wings, but they changed over time to adapt to their individual environments. A butterfly does not need the same kind of wing as a bird because it wouldn’t be useful in its particular environment. Analogous structures show that structures are modified based on unique environmental need.

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14
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A conifer is an example of a

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Gymnosperm

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15
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Most mosses are examples of

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Bryophytes

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One of the defining features of all ___ is a protected ovary

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Angiosperms

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17
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Name one of the phyla of tracheophytes that reproduce using spores

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Lycopodium

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18
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The outer portion of the kidney

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Renal cortex

19
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Inner portion of the kidney

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Medulla

20
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What are the two types of striated muscle tissue?

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Skeletal and cardiac

21
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In humans, the thigh is ___ to the foot

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Proximal

22
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In humans, the head is ___ to the tail

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Anterior

23
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The ___ carry oxygen rich blood to the fetal pig from the mother

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Umbilical veins

24
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True or false: mammary papillae are present only in female pigs

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False

25
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What are the 4 tissue types?

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Epithelial
Skeletal
Muscle
Connective

26
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Name one structure on the fetal pig that is not present on the adult pig

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Genital papilla

27
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The auricle is part of which structure on the pig?

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Ear

28
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The umbilical cord is located on the ___ surface of the pig

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Ventral

29
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The urinary bladder is ___ to the kidneys

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Medial

30
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The circulatory system works closely with the ___ system to transport oxygen to all of the various regions of the body

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Respiratory

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___ are sacs within the lungs to which oxygen travels in order to re-oxygenate blood

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Alveoli

32
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Once down in the alveoli, ___ provide a location for oxygen to cross the membrane of the ___ and affix itself to deoxygenated red blood cells

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Capillary beds, alveoli

33
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What structure does the renal artery provide blood to?

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Kidney

34
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What is the function of the thymus gland?

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Hormone regulation-the hormone thymosin leads to the production of T-cells. Thymus -> thymosin-> t-cells

35
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Give an example of a connective tissue

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Adipose

36
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What is the function of glia cells?

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Support nervous tissue

37
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What are the three domains?

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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya

38
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Penicillium is a ___

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Fungus

39
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Bacteria pairs with ___ cells

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Prokaryotic

40
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Archaea pairs with ___ cells

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Prokaryotic

41
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Eukarya pairs with ___ cells

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Eukaryotic

42
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What are the 4 kingdoms?

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Protista
Fungi
Animalia
Plantae

43
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Lichens are considered ___

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Fungi

44
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Give three examples of lichens

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Folios, crutose, fructose