Assignment

Part 1: Short Answer-5 points each

1. Define microevolution and macroevolution.

2. Describe and give an example of sexual selection.

3. Briefly describe the origins of the 3 domains of life.

4. Give in detail one example of how a population may lose genetic diversity.

5. Name and describe 3 different plant structural adaptations to life on land.

6. Name and describe 3 different traits of the amniotes group that are adaptations to life on land.

7. List the 4 sources of evidence for evolution.

8. List the 3 modes of speciation with a short definition.

9. List and explain the 3 reasons why angiosperms are so successful compared to other types of plants.

10. Explain the difference among the three types of body symmetries found in animals.

Part 2: Essays-

1. In the organization of life, organisms are individuals of a certain species, and populations are groups of the same species living in one area. So, a deer is an organism, and a herd of deer in Audubon Park is a population of deer. Natural selection acts on the organism level, and evolution acts on the population level.

To the best of your knowledge, explain how natural selection works on the individual deer, and evolution works on the population of deer in Audubon park.

2. Complete the cladogram using the character table shown below. A "0" indicates a character is absent, a "1" indicates the character is present.

Using the character table, fill in the cladogram below. (Use the text box feature and place boxes on top of the template boxes to type in your answer). Remember, the animals should be on the top of the line, and the traits placed below.