BIOL 1001 : Exam 2 Study Guide 1
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Definitions: uniformitarianism - the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now, have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. Questions: be able to explain how the theory of evolution developed from the early. Evolution is the change over time in the traits (or allele frequency) of a population. Evolution by natural selection is a unifying theme for all of biology. The foundation of evolutionary thought developed gradually over centuries. The further you go into the earth, the older the species fossils are. The further you go the less detailed the species look. Questions: know the four postulates on which the theory of evolution rests. Variation- individual members of a population differ from one another in many respects. Inheritance- at least some differences are due to characteristics passed down from parent to offspring.
