Evidence of Evolution
Four Factors
Four Factors
Vocabulary
100
These are thought to have brought water to earth's surface
What are comets or meteorites
100
The likelihood an organism is to survive and reproduce in their environment
What is biological fitness
100
Sexual selection leads to differences in phenotype between males and females. This phenomenon is known as:
What is sexual dimorphism
100
The different types of life on Earth
What is biodiversity
200
These were the 1st organisms responsible for changing the atmosphere of Earth because they use photosynthesis to make glucose and oxygen.
What are cyanobacteria
200
In the image this litter of kittens all have different phenotypes. Which of the FOUR factors does this image show?
What is variation due to mutation and sexual reproduction
200
The image below shows the skulls of different species of waterfowl... This type of adaptation is shown by the differences in the beaks and the skulls of these birds?
What is anatomical adaptations
200
Resources that can be recycled and used over and over again
What are renewable resources
300
3 types of evidence Darwin had access to and used as evidence for "Descent With Modification"
What are fossils, comparative anatomy and biogeography
300
Human birthweight favors individuals that express the intermediate phenotype. This is an excellent example of...
What is stabilizing selection
300
Favors one or the other of a phenotypic extreme
What is directional selection
300
The idea that mates are chosen based on the traits exhibited and those traits give the offspring a better chance for survival.
What is the good gene hypothesis
400
These are the islands off of the coast of South America that Darwin did the majority of his work
What are the Galapagos Islands
400
Look at this image. This is an example of...
What is Intrasexual selection
400
Select which of the FOUR factors this image best represents
What is competition for limited resources
400
Type of selection that favors one extreme phenotype or the other
What is directional selection
500
Similarities between amino acid sequences found in different species would be an example of this type of evidence for evolution
What is molecular evidence or protein comparisons
500
Evolution occurring on its smallest scale. A change in allele frequency over generations
What is microevolution
500
A version of a trait
What is an allele
500
Type of selection driven by the hand of humans
What is artificial selection
600
This technology for dating rocks of the Earth was developed in the early 1900s and uses radioactive isotopes to determine the exact age of rocks.
What is radiometric age dating (absolute age dating)
600
The mechanism for evolution seen here:
Founders Effect (Genetic Drift)
600
The type of adaptation seen in the image below:
Heart rate and oxygen consumption during hibernation
What is physiological
600
Migration would be this type of adaptation seen in animals
What is behavioral