Tracing Evolutionary Relationships
Tracing Evolutionary Relationships: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Fossils, Geological Time Scale, Vestigial Organs, Homologous Organs, Miller's Experiment, Dinosaur Fossils, Adaptive Radiation, Analogous Organs, Convergent Evolution, Ammonite Fossils and, Mass Extinction
Important Questions on Tracing Evolutionary Relationships
What is not a tool of tracing evolutionary relationships?
What is missing link ?
What are fossils ? How do we determine the age of a fossil ?
Darwin's finches are a good example of adaptive radiation.
Define adaptive radiation.
Give two examples of biogeographical evidences of evolution.
Write a short note on biogeographical evidences of evolution.
Write the name of the scientist who proposed the theory to support embryological evolution.
The theory of recapitulation was proposed by Copeland.
Define connecting links in evolution.
Write few examples of connecting links in evolution.
What do you understand by vestigial organ?
Write some examples of vestigial organs in human.
Define the term 'divergent evolution'.
Define the term 'homology'.
What are the types of paleontological evidences used to study the evolution?
What are paleontological evidences?
Make a list of different types of evidences that prove the theory of organic evolution.
Fossils are the evidence that support the theory of organic evolution.
What do you understand by geological time scale?
