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