Quiz 2: Evidence of Evolution | | 1. Which of the following would be considered homologous structures? Question options: |[pic] |tentacles of an anemone and tentacles of a squid | |[pic] |wings of a bird and arms of a human | |[pic] |wings of a butterfly and wings of a bird | |[pic] |lungs of a mammal and trachea of an insect | 2. According to modern evolutionary theory‚
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Evolution Test Notes Giulia Palazzo • THE HARDY- WEINBERG PRINCIPLE: - a mathematical equation created to predict genotype and phenotype frequencies in a population that is not experiencing any selective pressure‚ if model fails evolution must be occurring - Under Mendel’s model‚ the two alleles can be represented by... p + q = 1 (100% of the alleles in the population) where p is the dominant allele and q is the recessive allele - The genotypes can be represented by the equation (p+q)² = p² + 2pq
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study‚ however‚ proves that the evolution of the giraffe’s neck came in several stages. First‚ the neck vertebrae reached into the mammal’s neck‚ and millions of years later‚ the vertebrae extended to the tail. This is the first time the scientific world is given fact on the transformation of the giraffe’s ancestors. The research‚ led by palaeontologist at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at MIT and giraffe anatomy expert Nikos Solounas‚ reveals that the evolution of the giraffe has not been consistent
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There is a great deal of evidence to support that evolution did indeed happen. Evolution is the changes in a population over time‚ it’s explained through descent with modification and natural selection. The findings from earlier thinkers all back this evidence up. Charles Darwin used evidence he found from research and studying the work of other scientists who studied fossils to support his claim that modern organisms are the descendants of ancestral species that were different from those of today
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Essay #2: How is the theory of evolution used to explain the tremendous diversity of life on Earth? Describe how variation within a population arises and how natural selection differs from artificial selection. Finally‚ describe how bacteria that become resistant to modern antibiotics is a clear example of evolution in action. The theory of evolution is used to explain the extensive diversity of life on Earth by looking at why creatures evolve. The main reason they are able to evolve is that
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Christianity VS Evolution The History of Christian’s Responses to Evolution before the 21th Century Synopsis This report is divided into 3 parts‚ the Pre-Darwinism‚ early responses to Darwinism and the mid 1950s responses toward Darwinism. The focus of this report is how Christian responds to Evolution that is explained in three ways‚ rejection of evolution‚ reconciliation of evolution and Christianity‚ and integration. 1 INTRODUCTION Christianity and science used to be united. They shared
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Symbols of Evolution Symbols of Evolution Two billion years ago two prokaryotes bumped into each other and formed the first multi-cellular organism. 65 million years ago an asteroid hit the earth and dinosaurs became extinct. Three days ago‚ in your notebook‚ you drew a mess of squiggles which to you represented Jackson Pollock ’s painting‚ Number 1‚ 1948. You wrote the word entropy on the upper left hand corner of the page. On the bottom right hand side you wrote‚ Creativity is based
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I think that evolution is real but I also think that it is fake because I don’t think we evolved from monkey/apes because we don’t look anything like a monkey or a ape so if you ask me I believe it but I think there is more to the story because I don’t think we came from monkeys!?!?! In the early 1800s Darwin and a few other people went on a hunt to find out where humans came from and so they went out and studied mostly every animal they could find because they wanted to know
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I read both of the articles Adam‚ Eve and the Evolution and the article Can God and Evolution Co-exist?.In this essay I will be summarizing about what I read and comparing them both to each other. Adam‚ Eve‚ and the Evolution talked about if the universe‚ life and man and how it was made from nothing and if the Stars‚ Nebulae‚ and the planets were made at the time or developed over time.It mostly was talking about if things were a special creation or if they were a developmental creation.Another
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that is the most adaptable to change.” These are the words of the famous English naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882). Charles Darwin’s research lead to the now widely accepted scientific theory about natural selection in the process of evolution. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury‚ England into a wealthy and well-connected family. Following his father’s wishes‚ Darwin attended Edinburgh University with the intention of becoming a physician. He was not interested in this profession
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