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In the biology classroom we have an African Starfish flower. When the flowers bloom they have the scent described as “rotting meat”, which attracts flies. In the wild the flies are covered with pollen is then delivered to other flowers when the flies visit them. This is an example of

Which of these is the correct format for the scientific name of the mountain lion?

The scientific name for the Sea Otter is

During his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin observed that living organism vary along which of the followning:

The Era of time that is the goes from the formation of the earth to approximately 550 million years ago is called

The earth is currently considered by most biologists to be experiencing the ________ recorded mass extinction

The purpose of assigning each species its own scientific name is

A(n) __________ is a group of organims capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring

The Permian-Triassic extinction is noteworthy because

Which of the following is NOT one of the three a possible scenarios for the origin of life on Earth that we discussed in class?

The emergence of major groups, or clades, such as the dinosaurs, mammals, or flowering plants, is known as

Imagine you are outside in a garden. You look down and see a large snail crawling along. That snail belongs to which animal Phylum?

Rock samples may have their age determined in potentially two ways. The method that examines whether the rock is found above or below another rock is called _____.

The evolution of the amniote egg was important because

From center to edge the layers of the Earth are

The study of how life on Earth arose from inanimate matter is know as

The first forms of life appeared on earth ____ years ago. An example would be the stromatolites

The Nebular hypothesis states

The Great Oxygenizing Event (GOE) is the result of the first photosynthesizers releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. The GOE occured during which era

How would you date a sample of rock that you suspect as being one of the earliest on Earth?

In explaining how organisms in nature could evolve over time, Charles Darwin examined how organims under human control such as “fancy pigeons” could also change. He called this change that was human directed

Polyploidy, a condition where cell division results in cells with abnormal numbers of chromosomes, may lead to the formation of new species. This is a result of

The first Eukaryotic cells evolved during which era?

Organisms such as dolphins and sharks are distantly related but show body types that are very similar as a result of living in similar environments. This is an example of

Which of the following best matches the correct order of the Ages of Life, going from the formation of the Earth to the present

Biologists define evolution as __________ .

The quote “I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection.” is attributed to

The formation of a “protobiont” would be which of the four steps necessary to create life

The habitable zone is defined as

The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its

Anything that shows evidence of ancient life is known as a

There are over __________ different species of organisms documented. And there are estimated to be between _______________ currently living.

Which of the following represents organisms at the Kingdom level of the biological classification hierarchy

The first humans evolved during which era?

The two scientists most closely associated with the concept of natural selection as a mechanisms for evolution are __________.

Extinction is a natural part of the history of life and is observed as a normal background extinction rate. Mass extinctions are different in that

A Ring Species, such as the gulls of the arctic circle, is characterized by which trait

Miller and Urey conducted an experiment where they attempted to model the early Earth conditions. What was the significance of this experiment?

From most inclusive to most specific the order of biological hierarchy goes:.

Evolution is the result of genetic changes that ________________________.