Darwin's Theory
Evidence of Evolution
Fossil Record
winter
potpourri
potpourri
100
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring:
a. family
b. species
c. ancestor
d. relative
b. species
100
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is called a(n):
a. variation
b. species
c. selection
d. adaptation
d. adaptation
100
What type of fossil is created when minerals replace remains and change them to rock?
a. trace fossil
b. mold fossil
c. petrified fossil
d. cast fossil
c. petrified fossil
100
Mt. Baker, WA holds the world record for the most snow in a year in 1998. How much snow did they get?
a. 1,140 inches
b.1,050 inches
c. 980 inches
d. 670 inches
a. 1,140 inches (95 feet)
200
What adaptation/trait did Darwin focus on when studying changes in finches on the Galapagos Islands?
beak size and shape of Galapagos finches
200
A diagram that shoes how organisms might be related is called a _________ tree.
phylogenetic or branching tree
200
Which is the mold and which is the cast?
cast-left
mold-right
200
Where is the world's largest ice sculpture festival?
a. Denmark
b. China
c. United States
d. Iceland
b. China
300
The change in species over time is called _____________.
evolution
300
According to these DNA sequences, which species are most closely related to humans?
human, rabbit, opossum
300
Which type of dating would scientists use with frozen fossils, and why?
radioactive dating because ice does not settle into distinct layers
300
About how much of the Earth's fresh water is frozen?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
b. 70%
400
What did Darwin propose as the process that drives evolution?
natural selection
400
Similar structures that species have inherited from a common ancestor are called __________structures.
homologous
400
Name three materials that can preserve the entire body of an organism
ice
tar
amber
400
The term "winter" comes from an old Germanic term "wintruz" meaning what?
a. cold land
b. time of water
c. frosty wind
d. snow blanket
b. time of water
500
What does "survival of the fittest" mean?
Those individuals with helpful variations within a species survive, those with unhelpful variations do not.
500
According to this phylogenetic tree, which trait caused a split between amphibians and everything to the right of it.
the amniotic egg
500
What type of rock do we usually find fossils in?
sedimentary
500
What diameter is the largest recorded snowflake?
a. 8"
b. 11"
c. 12.5"
d. 15"
d. 15"