Question Set 1
Define Fitness
What is an analogous structure?
Structures similar to other organisms structures but are not related by an ancestor, simply because they evolved to do the same job.
Define adaptation
A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
Explain how natural selection could support the theory of evolution
The process of natural selection leads to speciation which supports evolution.
Who made this Jeopardy
Colter
What is heritability
The ability for a gene to be passed on to offspring.
What is the gene pool?
Set of all genes or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.
What is natural selection?
Process by which organisms who are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than those who aren’t as adapted.
Creationist
Who does the lead singer of Smash Mouth, Steve Harwell, look like?
Guy Fieri
Three types of natural selection
Stabilizing, Directional, Disruptive
Name an example of a vestigial structure.
Appendix
Give an example of a variation that would not be heritable.
Table manners
How are mutations associated with evolution
Mutations cause better or worse organisms which leads to evolution.
Who sang All Star?
Steve Harwell from Smash Mouth
What type of selection are humans involved with.
Artificial Selection
Name an example of an Analogous structure.
Primate arms and front Whale flippers
Skin color
Who was the person credited for the theory of evolution
How many Shrek movies did they make?
What is an embryo
An unborn baby, still in the process of development.
Name an example of a Homologous structure.
Bat wings and bird wings.
Whales have a hip bone, what does this suggest about their ancestors
Their ancestors had hips and probably walked on land.
What is considered the biggest extinction event in history
After the Permian
What was the name of the bee in the bee movie.
Barry B. Benson