Evolution
This is the process of how living things develop and change over time
Evolution
The term for an animal's fur or coloring, allowing it to hide in plain sight
Camouflage
This is the word for the prediction that will get tested by the experiment
Hypothesis
Fossils
Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cheerios
Cereal
When living things are more fit for their environment, they will live on and reproduce, and pass the good traits down to the next generation. This is called
Natural Selection
This happens to animals with LOW fitness. (two possible answers)
-die
-produce less offspring
In an experiment, this is the variable that stays the same
Constant/Control
This was the evidence that showed how animals like humans, bats, whales, and cats are similar
Homologous Structures (aka bones in arms/legs/wings/limbs)
One of the kinds of people that show up if you call 911
Police Officer
The name of the biologist that came up with the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
The body part that was different for each of the finches on the islands that Darwin studied
Beaks
This is the variable that gets intentionally manipulated or changed in an experiment
Independent Variable
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago (spell correctly for DOUBLE POINTS)
Pangaea
A common disease that can cause body tissue to get destroyed. It most commonly can affect breasts, lungs, colons, pancreases, or skin
Cancer
This is the SMALLEST level of the pyramid of taxonomies. Animals in this grouping all have the same adaptations and can reproduce with one another.
Species
This was the similarity between flamingos and peacock spiders while they mated
They danced
This is the variable that gets measured in an experiment
Dependent Variable
The early stage of vertebrate development
Embryo
The name for one of Santa's Reindeer(two possible answers)
Dancer, Prancer
The THREE reasons why living things compete
Find food (hunt), Not become foot(survive), reproduce
The name of the Islands where Darwin came up with the theory of Evolution
Galapagos Islands
In an experiment, a scientists wants to test if different kinds of music can help plants grow. Plants will listen to pop, rap, metal, and kpop over the course of 2 months, and the height will be measured throughout. What is the independent variable?
Music
The term for when humans identify specific traits they want to either enhance or get rid of in a species, and breed them.
Artificial Selection
Certainly