HOW DO SPECIES EVOLVE Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What parts of Linnaeus’
system do biologists still use
today?
A
Levels of classification & binominal
names
2
Q
What evidence did Carl
Woese use to propose a new
level of classification?
A
Different biological molecules and
chemical reactions in cells
3
Q
How can studying genomes
give biologists evidence to
support an organism being
part of a new species?
A
To see if the genome is different
enough from similar species
4
Q
What is the process that
causes changes in a
population’s characteristics
called?
A
Natural selection
5
Q
What is evolution?
A
The change in the inherited
characteristics of a population
6
Q
What gives evidence for
speciation?
A
Organisms cannot breed to
produce fertile offspring
7
Q
How did homo-sapiens
evolve?
A
natural selection
