Evolution and Natural Selection
The definition of evolution is any _______ in the heritable traits within a population across generations.
The definition of evolution is any _change_ in the heritable traits within a population across generations.
What is it called where the information for your traits are stored?
DNA
The definition of evolution is any change in the heritable _______ within a population across generations.
The definition of evolution is any change in the heritable __traits__ within a population across generations.
All dogs originally evolved from what animal?
Wolves!
The definition of evolution is any change in the heritable traits within a population across ______________.
The definition of evolution is any change in the heritable traits within a population across _generations___.
What is the name of the man who figured out evolution and natural selection?
Charles Darwin
He traveled and observed many plants and animals and noticed, for example, that the same species of bird ended up with three different kind of beaks depending on where they lived and what kind of food they ate.
The definition of evolution is any change in the _____________ traits within a population across generations.
The definition of evolution is any change in the _heritable_ traits within a population across generations.
What does "Survival of the Fittest" mean?
Can you give an example?
It means that the animal (or plant) most adapted to where it lives, has a higher chance of survival.
For example the lizards on the video we saw who had the longer tongues and therefore were able to catch more crickets and faster than the other lizards.
Give examples of generations of people in your family.
Me, my parents, my grandparents, my great-grandparents, etc.
Thanks to evolution, humans' __________ became bigger, and this allowed them to develop better hunting techniques for food, discover fire and use it to cook food, and have heat.
Thanks to evolution, humans' _brains_ became bigger, and this allowed them to develop better hunting techniques for food, discover fire and use it to cook food, and have heat.