Bio ch 15 fill in the blanks
Lyell proposed an alternative explanation to catastrophism called ______, which states that layers of rock and other geological features can be explained by gradual process that occurred in the past and present
uniformitarianism
the finding that all organisms share the same genetic code provides evidence that all descended from a ______
common ancestor
the wing of a bird and the wing of a butterfly are described as ________ structures
analogous
people who breed animals or plants can produce large changes in their characteristics in a relatively short time, a process called ______
artificial selection
Cuvier espoused a concept called ______ to explain layers of rocks with embedded fossils
catastrophism
remnants of structures in animals that have no use for them, such as the small hind leg bone of whales, are described as ________ structures
vestigial
mutations occur in ______
DNA
all cells use the molecule ______ as an energy carrier
ATP
the work of ______ provided the first experimental evidence for postulate 2
Mendel
all cells use roughly the same set of _______ to build proteins
amino acids
analogous structures arose as a result of ______ evolution
convergent
the process by which inherited characteristics of populations change over time is ______
evolution
Darwin's postulate 2 states that many traits are _______
inherited
variability among individuals is the result of chance changes called ______
mutations
the process by which individuals with traits that provide an advantage in their natural habitats are more successful at reproducing is called _______
natural selection
the flipper of a seal is homologous with the _______ of a bird, and both of these are homologous with the ______ of a human.
wing; arm