This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Evidence of Evolution
Fossil Record |
reveals the existence of speiceis that have become extinct or have evolved into other species |
Comparative Anatomy |
organisms that have similar anatomical structures are related to each other and share a common ancestor |
Homologous Structures |
same origin, different functions (type of comparative anatomy) |
Analogous Structures |
different origins, same functions (type of comparative anatomy) |
Vestigial Structures |
the anatomy of the spceis has evolved and it had a function in the ancestor, but not in the modern species (type of comparative anatomy) |
Comparative Biochemistry |
closley replated organisms goes through the same stages in their embryonic development suggesting common ancestry |
Biogeography |
species that are found close together are more similar than species found far apart from each other |
continental drift |
pangea, a super continent 250 million years ago. It slowly seperated over the course of 150 million years into 7 parts |
Lamarck vs. Darwin
Lamarck |
theories relied on ideas of inheritience of acquired characteriestics and use of disuse. He belived that individual organisms change in response to their enviorment |
Darwin |
theories relied on the ideas of natural selection |
Natural Selection |
how organisms evolve and how new species develop |
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