Natural Selection
True or False: Gene mutation is random.
True
What was the name given to California gold miners?
49'ers
How did the Nazis transport the Jews to the Auschwitz?
Convert to scientific notation: 3,500
3.5 X 103
False
Finish the phrase: Survival of the...
fittest
What group of people went west to escape religious persecution?
Mormons
How did Elie initially avoid getting his gold crown pulled out?
Convert to standard notation: 9.87 X 10-4
0.000987
What does GPA stand for?
Grade Point Average
Natural Selection means that the best fit animals will survive and......
Reproduce
What was the name for the fur trappers of the Northwest?
Mountain Men
What does night symbolize in the book?
Darkness, despair and the absence of goodness.
(1.7 x 10 -14) + (2.3 x 10 -14)
4 x 10-14
What does AP stand for?
Advanced Placement
Who was Charles Darwin?
Scientist who developed a theory of evolution based on natural selection
What group of people helped open California to further settlement?
Californios
What inheritance did Elie's father attempt to give to him before the selection?
A knife and silver spoon
(4x10-5) x (5x1012)
2 x 108
What is the minimum GPA you need to be able to participate in a sport?
2.0
What are the two main animals that Darwin observed?
Tortoises and Finches
What was the name of the treaty that gave the US the Mexican Cessation?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Why is January 29, 1949 significant to Elie?
This is the day his father died.
(8 x 1023) / (4 x 1012)
2 x 1011
What are A-G requirements?
High school courses that students must complete with a minimum of C or better in order to be considered for admission into a UC or CSU school.