Test #2 Study Guide

These are the concepts that will be covered on Test #1.  

This is a great website to look at for a review of the main concepts: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01

1. Natural Selection: 4 requirements for natural selection

2. Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands:  what did he study? what did he figure out? 

3. Vestigial Structures/homologous structures: what are they? what are some examples?

4. What do fossils have to do with Evolution?

5. Adaptive Radiation: what is it? what are examples?

6. Reproductive Isolation and speciation: define and give examples

7. Examples of natural selection: Anole lizards, Darwin's finches, birds of paradise, etc.

8. Evidence for Evolution: types of evidence and examples of each type

9. Types of Selection: Disruptive, Directional, Stabilizing


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