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Fossils
What can one discover by studying...,
What can one discover by studying...,
What can one discover by studying...
3  cards
Development of the Theory of Evolution
What is evolution,
What is biological evolution,
What is micro evolution
6  cards
1700 - 1800
What did most scientists accept a...,
What allowed the original idea of...,
Who were the creative thinkers th...
13  cards
1800 - 1900
Who were the trailblazers of evol...,
What did the data that charles da...,
What did darwin realise from his ...
6  cards
Evidence for the Theory of Evolution
What lines of evidence support th...,
What have scientists been able to...
2  cards
Fossil Evidence of Evolution
What is fossil evidence known as,
What does palaeontological eviden...,
How does fossil evidence show tha...
4  cards
Biogeographical Evidence of Evolution
What is biogeography,
What did darwin and wallace notic...,
What were the evolutionary patter...
6  cards
Genetic Evidence of Evolution
How can evidence of evolution be ...,
What does the comparison of chrom...,
What evidence supports the idea t...
4  cards
Comparative Anatomical Evidence of Evolution
What is comparative anatomy,
What are homologies,
What does the number of shared ho...
6  cards
Embryology & Vestigial Organs as Evidence of Evolution
What is embryology,
What evidence supports the idea t...,
What are vestigial organs
5  cards
Evolution: Theory vs Hypothesis
What is a scientific hypothesis,
What is a scientific theory,
What must a theory be able to do ...
5  cards
Macroevolution
What i,
What does macroevolution include,
What is phylogeny
5  cards
Patterns in the Tree of Life
What are some patterns that are r...,
What is stasis equilibrium in evo...,
What is cladogenesis
7  cards
Gradualism, Punctuated Equilibrium & Natural Section
What does gradualism suggest,
What does punctuated equilibrium ...,
What were the 4 observations darw...
13  cards
Other Mechanisms of Evolution
What are some other mechanisms of...,
What is polyploidy,
What is gene flow
4  cards
Artificial Selection
What is artificial selection,
What is the importance of artific...,
What is the importance of artific...
16  cards
Formation of New Species
Wh,
What is a population,
What are the main factors that co...
3  cards
Individual Variation: Sexual Reproduction
What factors of sexual reproducti...,
How does meiosis contribute to va...,
What is the importance of artific...
4  cards
Individual Variation: Mutations
What is a mutation,
What type of mutations contribute...,
How do germ line mutations occur
3  cards
Inbreeding & Outbreeding
What is inbreeding,
What does inbreeding result in,
What is inbreeding depression
13  cards
The Founder Effect, Convergence and Divergence
What does the founder effect refe...,
What is a common example of the f...,
What are the different patterns o...
5  cards
Speciation
What is speciation,
What is speciation most often due to,
What is cladogenesis
8  cards
Geographic (Allopatric) Speciation
When does geographic speciation o...,
How did populations become geogra...,
How do populations become geograp...
4  cards
Sympatric Speciation, Galapagos Finches & Cichlid Fish
What is sympatric speciation,
How did the different species of ...,
What are the stages in the specia...
5  cards
Reproductive Isolation
What is reproductive isolation,
How can mechanisms of reproductiv...,
What are the mechanisms of reprod...
7  cards
Evidence of a Common Ancestor of Primates
What does it mean to be arboreal,
What classification do most prese...,
What characteristics do primates ...
9  cards
Sequence of Human Evolution
What order to humans belong to,
What two super families are prima...,
Which family do humans belong to
10  cards
Evidence of a Common Ancestor for Living Hominids & Differences
Why is it important to show that ...,
When did the common ancestor of a...,
What are the anatomical similarit...
26  cards
Human Evolution from Ape-like Ancestors
What factors acted on the gene po...,
What are the main sources of evid...
2  cards
Fossil Evidence of Evolution from Ape-like Ancestors
What did scientists learn by stud...,
What key features of fossils did ...,
What was the most important adapt...
14  cards
Genetic Evidence of Evolution from Ape-like Ancestors
What kinds of dna provide evidenc...,
What does the comparison of nucle...,
What does the comparison of homin...
3  cards
Cultural Evidence of Evolution from Ape-like Ancestors
What is cultural evidence,
What was the next major step in h...,
What does tool making mark
15  cards
Major Phases in Hominin Evolution
What are the genera of tribe homi...,
What is the current hypothesis su...,
Why did hominins survive the dram...
14  cards
Homo
What species is regarded as the f...,
What is a characteristic develope...,
When did homo erectus originate
9  cards
Spread of Modern Humans around the World
What are the two main hypotheses ...,
What does the out of africa hypot...,
With what does the oaa hypothesis...
6  cards
Evolution in Present Times
Why can the use of antibiotics an...,
What enables populations of patho...,
What happens in the process of ev...
3  cards

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