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This individual established the science of biological classification (taxonomy) and developed the use of binomial nomenclature.  

A giraffe starts out with a short neck; over its lifetime it stretches its neck to reach higher leaves and over the course of its life the giraffe’s neck has grown several inches.  This gain in neck length is passed on to its offspring.  This describes which concept?

According to the “Why Sex?” film, the tail of which animal initially stumped Charles Darwin since he couldn’t understand how it could evolve?

This taxonomic classification includes tarsiers and anthropoids.

In contrast to monkeys, which walk with flat hands/feet, gorillas are noted for this modified form of quadrupedalism.  Two words.

According to the “evolutionary” calendar that was posted in the “Forces of Evolution” topic, in which month do humans start evolving?

Most Meso/Central and South American natives have Type O blood.

Gibbons have this reproductive strategy:

This cell structure’s (organelle) DNA is only passed down only on the mother’s side and can be replaced, as seen in the new “Three-Parent Baby” technology.  One word.

According to the textbook, Neanderthals had several physical traits that helped with the cold climate.  One trait is their huge forward projecting faces, especially their noses.  This is referred to as midfacial  ___________.  One word.