Vocabulary
Natural Selection
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Natural Selection
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Natural Selection
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Random
100
What is the genetic material that contains the information for life?
What is DNA?
100
Yellow beetle and green beetles live in the rainforest canopy. What will happen to the populations of beetles?
What is the green population will increase and the yellow will decrease?
100
What is the vocabulary for "survival of the fittest"?
What is Natural Selection?
100
Can an organism "CHOOSE" to evolve and change?
No, organisms CANNOT CHOOSE to change their genes or traits!
100
In an arctic environment, which would survive longer: red foxes or white foxes?
White foxes
200
What is how well an organism is suited for its environment based on reproductive success?
What is "fitness"?
200
What is most likely to happen this moth population in an evironment with light colored sand?
Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population decreases.
200
Does natural selection typically take a long time or a short time?
What is a Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time?
200
BONUS! +200
team who picked this option will recieve points and choose another questions
200
What is the name of the ship that sank in 1912?
Titanic
300
What is a change in a gene that results in a new trait?
What is a mutation?
300
Scientists estimate that there are more than 20,000 species of ants. The species range in size from 1 mm long to 38 mm long and live in most environments. The diets of ants range from flowers and seeds to fluids from their own larvae. Ants have been able to successfully inhabit so many different environments because their populations have been able to-
A. hybridize with other species of insects
B. adapt to a variety of habitats and food sources
C. fill niches usually occupied by mammals
D. occupy habitats that have no other life-forms
B. adapt to a variety of habitats and food sources
300
Some organisms have genes that improve their ability to survive and reproduce. If the genes also help their offspring survive and reproduce, then which of the following will most likely increase?
A. The frequency of the genes in one individual
B. The frequency of the genes in the population
C. The number of genes in one chromosome
D. The number of genes in the species
B. The frequency of the genes in the population
300
Which condition is essential for natural selection to result in a new species?
A. Unlimited resources
B. An inherited variation
C. A static environment
D. A long life span
B. An inherited variation
300
What is the largest continent?
Asia
400
A TRAIT that helps an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
What is Adaptation?
400
What would happen if the environment changes drastically and no organisms have fitting adaptations?
What is a species could go extinct?
400
Genetic variation can aid in the survival of species when the environment changes. Which of the following is the best example of an organism with a genetic variation that could improve survival chances over time?
A. An ant that is resistant to pesticide
B. A wasp that is infected with parasites
C. A cactus that has no spines
D. A mouse that has learned to avoid mousetraps
A. An ant that is resistant to pesticide
400
Due to pollution, a pond becomes darker over time. Which trait variation became more common?
What is dark fish?
400
How many teeth does an adult human have? (Closest without going over wins)
32
500
In the context of natural selection, what is fitness?
What is the ability to reproduce
500
Which of the following are factors that influence natural selection- pick all that apply.
A. variation
B. competition
C. fitness
D. meiosis
What is variation, competition and fitness
500
What is the "goal" of natural selection for a species?
What is "SURVIVE" and "REPRODUCE?"
500
In Madagascar scientists have discovered a moth, that has a 30.5 cm proboscis and feeds from and pollinates Darwin’s orchid with a nectar-producing tube that is 27.9 cm long.
How is the moth’s proboscis size an adaptation for its environment?
A. The moth can avoid larger animals.
B. The moth can pollinate other flowers.
C. The moth has little competition for food.
D. The moth has time to feed during the day.
C. The moth has little competition for food.
500
What does "www" stand for in a browser?
World Wide Web