History of Life Review (Exam #127-141) Flashcards

1
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Whose theory is based on the theory of need, theory of use and disuse, and theory that acquired traits are passed to offspring?

A

Lemark

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2
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What are the 5 parts of Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection?

A
  1. Overproduction
  2. Struggle for existence
  3. Variation
  4. Survival of the fittest
  5. Natural selection
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3
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Which theory states that the universe began as a singularity that expanded from an extremely dense and hot state and cooled?

A

The Big Bang Theory

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4
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What is the theory of Intelligent Design?

A

Life is too complex to be random. An intelligent being must have designed it.

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5
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What is the theory that the early earth did not contain oxygen, but other gasses like carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, and water, and lightning provided a source of energy that split the gasses and allowed them to recombine in the warm waters with a mixture rich in organic compounds and eventually formed amino acids?

A

The Primordial Soup Theory

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6
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What is another name for Spontaneous Generation?

A

Abiogenesis

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7
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What is spontaneous generation?

A

Nonliving matter giving rise to living matter

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8
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What is the theory that blue green algae and bacteria were not digested, but became symbiotic and eventually evolved into chloroplasts and mitochondria?

A

The Endosymbiont Theory

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9
Q

What is the religious belief that God created all things?

A

Creationism

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10
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Describe the Bubble Model Theory.

A

Underwater volcanoes produced bubbles of gas then got struck by lightning or solar radiation and created life.

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11
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What is the theory that microorganisms originated from outer space?

A

Panspermia

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12
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What is another name for the “Clay Theory?”

A

Cairns-Smith Theory

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13
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What are 5 evidences that evolutionists use to support their theories?

A
Fossils
Anatomy
Embryonic Structure
Determination of the Age of Fossil
Biological Molecules
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14
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What biological molecule is used to show similarities between organisms?

A

DNA

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15
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What is the study of the structure of animals before birth?

A

Embryology

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16
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What is a fossil?

A

The solidified remains of a once-living organism

17
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What are vestigial structures?

A

Bones or other structures that are present in an organism, but are reduced in size and either have no use or have a less important function than they do in other related organisms

18
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What are homologous structures?

A

Same structure with different function

19
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What are analogous structures?

A

Different structure with same function

20
Q

Give an example of a vestigial structure.

A

Appendix

21
Q

Give an example of homologous structures.

A

Whale fin and human arm

22
Q

Give an example of analogous structures.

A

Butterfly, bird, and bat wings

23
Q

How do evolutionists use fossils to support their theory?

A

The fossil record

24
Q

What is the amount of time needed for one half of a radioactive element to decay?

A

Half-life

25
Q

What is the term for all of the organisms of the same group or species that live in a particular geographic area and have the capability of interbreeding and reproducing?

A

Population

26
Q

Adaptations occur because a gene…

A

Mutates

27
Q

What is one method to determine the age of the earth?

A

Radioactive dating

28
Q

What is variation?

A

The differences in traits from one member of the population to another

29
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What is an adaptation?

A

A positive variation in a population

30
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What are 2 types of adaptations?

A

Structural and behavioral

31
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What are structural adaptations?

A

Physical changes in an organism

32
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What are behavioral adaptations?

A

Changes in the actions of an organism

33
Q

Give an example of a structural adaptation.

A

Bills and beaks of birds

34
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Give an example of a behavioral adaptation.

A

Migration