early study of evolution
The preserved traces or remains of organisms that lived in the past
A. Fossils
B. Nomskys
C. Hypothesis
D. Adaptation
Fossils
A change in genetic material is a
A. Competition
B. Species
C. Mutation
D. Lyell
Mutation
Most mutations
A. Are negative
B. Are positive
C. Are toxic
D. Are not noticeable
Are not noticeable
All fossils that have been discovered are apart of the
A. Matrix
B. Fossil Record
C. Fossalite conundrum
D. Dinosaur age
Fossil Record
What is Nathan's favorite sport?
Basketball or golf
Any difference between individuals of the same species
A. Species
B. Variation
C. Adaptation
D. Theory
Variation
The struggle among living things to get the necessary amount of food and water is
A. Competition
B. Alleles
C. Selection
D. Artificial
Competition
Natural selection that refers to an organisms ability to get the best possible mate is
A. Sexual selection
B. Natural Selection
C. Artificial Selection
D. Gene flow
Sexual selection
It takes _____ of years for fossils to form
A. Hundreds of years
B. Thousands of years
C. Millions of years
D. Catrillions of years
Millions of yers
How old is Nathan
23
What is a group of similiar organisms that can mate and reproduce?
A. Species
B. Variation
C. Evolution
D. Fossils
Species
What is the name of Darwins writing where he published his theory of evolution
A. On the origin of turtles
B. On the Origin of species
C. On the origin of original things
D. On the origin of islands
On the origin of species
When 2 organisms evolve in response to each other its called
A. Coevolution
B. Disevolution
C. Sexual selection
D. Male competition
Coevolution
Fossils
A. Are the actual bones of animals
B. Rarely contain actual bones from the organism
C. Are always the exact bones from a long time ago
D. Are not real
Rarely contain actual bones from the organism
Where is Nathan from
Anchorage
The process of how modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms is
Evolution
Name an environmental change that could cause natural selection to happen
Answers vary
Name 1 way genetic mutations happen
A mistake copying DNA
Being exposed to radiation
Being exposed to chemicals
How do scientist tell how old a fossil is?
They look at where they found it in the rocks.
What year was Nathan Born?
2002
What is the name of the person who traveled around the world on a ship and is credited with discovering evolution
Charles Darwin
Explain the difference between natural selection and artificial selection
Natural selection happens on its own in nature
Artificial selection happens when humans breed animals
What is gene flow?
When organisms with new alleles physically move to a new location
What is the difference between body fossils and trace fossils?
Body fossils are fossils that show what the body of an animal looked like.
Trace fossils show what an animals did
What year did Nathan get married?
2023