Macroevolution Lecture Notes Review

Flashcards created based on the macroevolution concepts, taxonomy, and classification systems discussed in the lecture notes.

Macroevolution is defined as __ plus time.

Microevolution

The changes in body form due to divergence from a common ancestor are known as __.

Morphological Divergence

When individuals of different lineages evolve similarly due to environmental pressures, this is called __.

Morphological Convergence

The two-part Latin name for each species is known as the __ system.

Binomial System

Fossils are primarily found in __ rock.

Sedimentary

The process by which biological traits are compared to determine relatedness is called __ comparisons.

Biochemical

The evolution of new species is referred to as __.

Speciation

Carl Linnaeus devised the system of __ we use today for naming species.

nomenclature

The arrangement of species into groups such as genus and species is referred to as __.

Taxonomy

Similarities in development stages of animals or plants provide clues to __ relationships.

evolutionary

A __ is any group of species designated with a name.

Taxon

The taxon that includes all evolutionary descendants of a common ancestor is known as a __.

Clade

Restriction maps are created using __ to cut two sources of DNA.

restriction enzymes

The classification scheme proposed by Robert Whittaker in 1969 includes five kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and __.

Animalia

The study of how species are classified and related to each other is known as __.

Phylogeny

The term __ refers to any two sources of DNA that are compared for relatedness based on hybridization.

Single-stranded DNA