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Biology Ch 12-14
Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How old is the edge of the Earth? | About 4.5 billion years |
| When did Eukaryotes appear? | 1.5 billion years ago |
| What do species that evolved from a common ancestor have? | common features |
| What does the theory of evolution propose? | that species change over time |
| What is adaptation? | The process a species uses to become better suited over time |
| What are fossils? | shells, traces of animal plants, footprints in rock |
| What will scarcity of resources in a population result in? | Competition |
| What will advantages lead to? | Natural selection in a population |
| What could natural selection not occur without genetics operating? | Within offspring |
| What will populations living in different areas exhibit? | different characteristics |
| What do scientific names use the Latin language for? | to describe the organism |
| How many science organism are there? | 2 names (we have a first and second name) |
| What do all organisms alive have? | 7 level system to help describe their characters |
| What do organisms share? | Characteristics |
| What's in the 7 level system of classification? | Man because we share characteristics with many members of the animal kingdom |