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Sample exam questions |
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Macroevolution |
Taxonomy, classification, identification |
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Anagenesis, Cladogenesis |
Phylogeny |
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Species |
Taxon |
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Morphospecies |
Monophyletic, polyphyletic, paraphyletic |
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Cryptic and polymorphic species |
Phenetics, cladistics, evolutionary systematics |
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Biological Species Concept |
Homology vs. analogy |
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Prezygotic barriers |
Convergence, parallelism, reversal |
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Postzygotic barriers |
Preaptation |
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Hybrid inviability, sterility, breakdown |
Allometry, paedogenesis |
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Introgression |
Species selection |
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Allopatric, Parapatric, Sympatric speciation |
Continental drift |
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Adaptive radiation |
Pangaea, Laurasia, Gondwanaland |
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Auto-, allopolyploidy |
Cambrian explosion |
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Gradualism |
Permian extinction |
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Punctuated equilibrium |
Cretaceous extinction |
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Systematics |
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Suppose you were a systematist and you discovered populations of birds that looked identical but were separated by a large mountain range. Describe how you would decide if they were the same species or two different species?
Would you guess that changes in species during the forming and breakup of Pangaea followed a gradual or punctuated pattern of evolution? How would you support your view?