Study Topics for the Test Next class

1)    What is a species?

2)   What did Darwin observe about the finches in the Galapagos Islands?

3)   What is a scientific theory? What is an example of a scientific theory?

4)   What is natural selection?

5)   Define evolution.

6)   Define adaptation.

7)   How does natural selection lead to evolution?

8)   What is overproduction?

9)   Give an example of overproduction.

10) What is the definition of variation?

11)  Why are the birds and iguanas on the Galapagos Islands different than their             mainland relatives?

12) What is classification?

13) What are the levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?

14) What is taxonomy?

15) What is binomial nomenclature?  Who invented it?

16) What are the three domains and how are organisms identified in each group?