It is Darwin's term for changes that take place very gradually and over a very very long time.
What is Evolution.
100
Darwin observed these animals which had different shells depending on which island they lived on.
What are Tortoises or Turtles
100
It is the four word term that means only the organism best fit for its environment will survive.
What is Survival of the Fittest
100
The term which means that the species is now dead and gone forever.
What is extinct.
100
It is Darwin's first name
What is Charles
200
It is the location that inspired Darwin to write about changing species.
What is The Galapagos Islands
200
Darwin observed many of these "preserved remains of animals that died long ago."
What are fossils?
200
Darwin believes that evolution happens because of this "natural" thing
What is natural selection
200
It is the term which means that half of the atoms in a fossil decay.
What is a half-life.
200
It is the insect that Dinosaur DNA was taken from in "Jurassic Park"
What is a mosquito
300
It is the name of the ship that Darwin traveled in while seeing and writing about the world.
What is The Beagle
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY- WORTH 600 POINTS
Darwin noticed creatures that used this survival technique for their young, where certain organisms "produce many, many young so that some will have to survive"
What is overproduction
300
A change to this term may affect an organism positively or negatively, depending on WHERE it lives.
What is an environmental change
300
It is the two word term for when many types of organisms die and are gone forever at the same time.
What is "mass extinction"
300
It is the name of the T-Rex mentioned at the beginning of section 5.3
What is "Sue"
400
It is the country that Charles Darwin was born and raised in.
What is England (United Kingdom)
400
Darwin observed that some species can be slightly different looking than each other just by chance, which is what this term means.
What is a variation
400
A successful organism may pass its traits to its offspring through this.
What are its genes
400
Wood will become this kind of fossil after millions of years.
What is "petrified" or a "petrified fossil"
400
It was the third oldest card we had lined up in biological order while down in the atrium
What is "Jellyfish"
500
It is the type of birds that had several different kinds of beaks, noticed by Darwin while on his island travels.
What are Finches
500
Darwin observed this island animal appearing to be able to swim and acquire food underwater, as opposed to its mainland relative.
What is an iguana or marine iguana
500
When humans force natural selection on an animal such as a dog or cat, by choosing who they have offspring with, they are doing this term.
What is selective breeding
500
It is the term for figuring out the ages of fossil based on how deep or shallow they are buried compared to other fossils.
What is "relative dating"
500
It is one of the two species of squirrels living in the southwest that are mentioned in section 5.2
What is a "Kaibab" squirrel or an "Albert's" squirrel