BIOL 1201 EXAMS: LATEST A+ GUIDE WITH ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BIOL 1201 EXAMS: LATEST A+ GUIDE WITH ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The supercontinent that formed near the end of the Paleozoic era, when plate movements
brought all the landmasses of Earth together .
Pangea
Similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry
Homology
A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that live in the past
Fossil
The scientific study of fossils
Paleontology
A rock layer formed when new layers of sediment cover older ones and compress them
Stratum
A feature of an organism that is a historical remnant of a structure that served a function in
the organism's ancestors
Vestigial Structure
Having characteristics that are similar because of convergent evolution, not homology
Analogous
The evolution of similar features in independent evolutionary lineages
Convergent Evolution
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry
Homologous Structures
A branching diagram that reflect a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships among groups
of organisms
Evolutionary Tree
Inherited characteristic of an organism that enhances its survival and reproduction in a
specific environment
Adaptation