BIO 1130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nucleoplasm, Vertebrate, Paleozoic

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

A model created by douglas adams (1952-2001) Divides the progress of modern science into four stages of sand. Telescope, microscope, the silica chip, and fibre optic cables are the four ages. Two structures which perform the same function but evolved differently. They may have evolved together through a process called convergent evolution . An example of analogous structures is the wings of a bird vs the wings of a butterfly. Consists of two names, the genus (capitalized, italics or underlined) And the species (lowercase, italics or underlined) Species are named by their binomen: a generic name and a specific name. Subspecies have a name composed of three names, a trinomen The study of the distribution of biodiversity over space and time. It aims to reveal where organisms live, and at what abundance. Through works of wallace, darwin, etc. it became the basis for modern biology. Punctuated equilibrium: evolution occurs rapidly from catastrophic events. Catastrophes include volcanic activity, floods, and meteors.