Climate Change
Animal Relationships
Evolutionary Processes
Vocab
Random
100
What's the name of the guy we heard talk about climate change in class? (Hint: VERY famous in America)
Bill Nye the science guy
100
Which animal relationship is best represented by the picture?
Competition
100
What process in evolution is Charles Darwin most famous for formalizing/creating?
Natural Selection
100
What vocab word is this:
the study of animals that encompasses (1.) structure (2.) embryology (3.) evolution(4.) classification (5.) Behavior and (6.) spread of animals.
Zoology
100
Which Hawaiian island did Captain Cook first land on?
Kauai
200
What is the air we breathe MOSTLY made of?
Nitrogen
200
Give an example of mutualism.
Bees pollinating, Clownfish and Anemones, Gut Bacteria and Humans, etc.
200
How does a mutation come about?
A permanent change in DNA that is then passed on via reproduction.
200
Are there more prokaryotic creatures or eukaryotic creatures on earth?
Prokaryotic
200
What is Bad Bunny's birth name?
Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio
300
How is Climate Change effecting the Hydrosphere?
Warming oceans, rising water levels, acidic ocean, intensified drought, etc.
300
Scenario: A cat finds a mouse in the house. He kills the mouse and rips it apart, but doesn't eat it.
Why ISN'T this considered predation?
In order for something to be predation, they need to be seeking the prey for calories.
300
What is a good example of a creature changing due to non-random mating?
Think of the dancing bird, or the coloring on a creature. The goal is to make it more ideal for attracting a mate.
300
What does the liver in the body do?
Its the chemical processing center of the body
300
How many blood cousins does Coach Aaron have?
ZERO
400
Give an example of a greenhouse gas
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrus Oxide, Water Vapor
400
What animal relationship is represented in this picture?
Commensalism
The birds get to eat any insects that come near the cow and the cow just continues to eat.
400
There are a lot of dogs on Guam. 60,000. A flood comes and kills off a bunch. Only a few thousand survive. What type of evolutionary mechanism is now the cause of any future changes in dogs on Guam?
Genetic Drift
400
What is the difference between a "Genus" and a "Species"?
Genus are closely related
Species can breed together
400
What is the Capital of Wisconsin?
Madison, WI
500
What is one way Climate Change is effecting the geopolitical situation on the planet?
Arctic seas are melting: exposing oceans
Humans are losing island habitats and homes
Deserts are spreading through Africa. This exacerbates an already struggling continent.
500
Which animal relationship is best represented by the following image?
Parasitism.
The flys get to eat blood, mucus, and sweat and the cow is affected negatively by the stress, potential for pink eye, etc.
500
There are llamas in Peru and their closest relative is the Camel (in the Middle East). What likely caused their change?
Gene Flow
500
What is the definition of a vestigial organ? And what is a good example of one?
A part of a creature that has lost its function due to evolution.
Example: The whale's back bone, the appendix (in humans), etc.
500
What is Joe Biden's middle name?
Robinette