__________: Encompesses ideas of natural selection in a framework of allele-based genetics, popultion biology, chromosomes, palentology & biogeography
Modern Synthesis
___________: A large population of slamander species is plit into 2 popultions when a desert arises in the middle of its range. The two populations subsequently diverged into two seperate species.
Vicariance
________: Good method for testing hypotheses of ultimate causes such as "Why do turtles have shells?"
Comparative
________: Species defenition that works best for asexual species.
Evolutionary
What is the correctly written species name of the moon jellyfish?
Aurelia aurita
A scientific statement with substantial power to explain a number of natural phnomena, describes ______
a theory
2 sources of variation are:
mutations, crossing over during meiosis
______ is a type of connective tissue that is specialized for transporting materials around the body.
Blood
Tissue that is specialized for sorting lipids is called _______.
Adipose
The function of nerves is to _________.
Transmit Stimuli
Surrounding the intestine is a layer of ___________, which aids in moving material through the intestine.
smooth muscle
Osteocytes are found in what type of tissue?
Bone
From what germ layer does cardiac muscle usually develope from?
Mesoderm
The primary function of simple columnar epithelium is for ______.
absorbtion
From what germ layer does cartilage usually develope from?
Mesoderm
What is the primary function of cartilage tissue?
Structural support
Kidney tubules are lined by a layer of ______________.
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
_________ are the cells that generate cartilage.
chondrocytes
Are starfish deuterostomes or protostomes?
deuterostomes
The archenteron will develop into what structure?
gut
The opening near the VP is the _____.
blastopore
Organisms that have superficial cleavage also have ___________ type eggs.
centrolethical
Mosaic cell fate and spial cleavage are found in which group of organisms?