AP Biology – Chapter 22
We are transitioning from the molecular level of genetics to population genetics. In order to
understand the changes of populations, you should have a basic idea of evolution and natural
selection.
Please be sure to read the entire chapter and study the diagrams. Answer the following
questions USING COMPLETE SENTENCES from chapter 22.
1. Which individuals discussed in the first section viewed species as fixed, and which
viewed species as being able to change over time?
2. What was Lamarck’s theory of evolution. Explain its significance.
3. Describe how the following concepts relate to Darwin’s theory of evolution.
a. Natural selection
b. Overreproduction of populations
c. Limited resources
d. Heritable variation
4. Explain why an individual organism cannot be said to evolve. (This relates directly to
populations of species.)
5. Why can it not be said “Anti-HIV drugs have created drug resistance in the virus”?
6. How does Darwin’s theory account for homologous structures and biogeography? (Be
sure to look at any corresponding figures.)
Define/Describe the following terms as they relate to the evolutionary theory
1. natural selection
2. inheritance of acquired characteristics
3. James Hutton & Charles Lyell
4. uniformitarianism
5. survival of the fittest
6. Thomas Malthus
7. variation
8. excessive reproduction
9. Geology/Fossils/Paleontology
10. Biogeography
11. Comparative anatomy: homologous & vestigial structures
12. adaptation
13. artificial selection
14. Embryology