Evolution I: Historical Perspective

These flashcards cover key concepts and terms from the lecture on evolution, focusing on definitions, theories, and other significant ideas.

The study of life is called __.

Biology

Methodological Naturalism implies that science rules and has no power to evaluate __.

Supernatural phenomena

The theory proposed by Darwin which unifies various aspects of life is known as __.

Darwinian view of life

The ability to pass genes on to the next generation is referred to as __.

Fitness

The term for changes in a species over time is __.

Evolution

In natural selection, only those traits that enhance __ are selected for.

Survival

The concept that species can change through their environment is also known as __.

Environmental Influence

A fossil that shows traits of two different groups of organisms is called a __ fossil.

Transitional

Humans and chimps share a significant genetic similarity, with differing __ genes.

Developmental

The principle that species can't reproduce outside their group is called __ isolation.

Reproductive

The process of breeding selected plants or animals to produce desirable traits is known as __ selection.

Artificial selection

The hypothesis that life started spontaneously from non-living matter is called __ generation.

Spontaneous

Charles Lyell was known for his defense of __ time in geology.

Deep

The Hardy-Weinberg principle describes a model where __ is not affected by evolution.

Genetic equilibrium

The hypothesis that all species that exist today arose from common ancestors is termed __.

Descent with modification

The constraining limitation of using historical context in evolution is referred to as __ constraint.

Historical

In phylogenetics, a group that includes one ancestor and all its descendants is called __.

Monophyletic.