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Evolution, DNA and Cells

QuestionAnswer
Cryptic Coloration Coloration designed to hide the animal
Sexual Dimorphism Differences between male and female by color, specialized structures or size
Age Dimorphism Distinct coloration differences between juveniles and adults
Evolution Change in biological diversity over time
Pattern Evidence that evolution has occurred
Process Evidence for mechanisms that may generate patterns of change
Karl Linnaeus developed an objective way of classifying living things to reveal the "natural system" created by god he started the way we name things, two latin names like homosapien
Alfred Wallace had the same idea as Darwin he asked Darwin for help on weather or not his idea sound logical
Lamarck his theory was that Giraffes necks stretched over time because of reaching for life and their children inherited the length parents gained over time and so on
Gregor Mendel a Czech Monk is the father of modern genetics. he discovered basic inheritance
Phenotype what you present to the outside world
Genotype Homo and Headaro TT, tt, Tt
Chromosomes made of 50 DNA 50 Protein
Hypothesis Because DNA is surely too simple chemically to encode all of the information needed to make an individual, genes must be made of protein.
Protease snips up proteins and destroys them
DNA ease Snips up DNA and destroys them
Which of the following best describes the scientific definition of the word hypothesis? A tried and tested hypothesis
Which of the following most closely describes Lamarck’s ideas about evolution? Traits acquired during an individual’s lifetime can be inherited
Which of the following most closely describes Paley’s ideas about living things? Living things are so complex that they must have been created
Which of the following would be a good biological hypothesis to explain why some living snakes have pelvises? Snakes evolved from a lizard-like ancestor that had back legs
Using standard genetic notation, which of the following represents an individual who is heterozygous for a particular gene? Aa
Using standard genetic notation, if an Aa male breeds with an aa female, how many of their offspring are likely to be heterozygotes? 50% of them
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