Trophic Levels
Darwin
Domains
Adaptations
Taxonomy
100

All energy on Earth starts with

the sun

100

First to describe the theory of natural selection and how this theory was first conceived (thought of!)

Charles Darwin
100

Humans are found in this domain

Eukarya

100

A snowshoe rabbit has white fur in the winter and darker fur in the summer

Physical adaptation

100

Proper scientific name used to name species

Genus and species

200

Herbivores are also known as

Primary consumers

200

Charles Darwin noticed that animals in similar environments had similar __________

characteristics

200

Halophiles who can thrive BEST in high salt concentrations

archaea

200

Octopus or algae? Changing shape is _______ ______

physical adaptation

200

Correct order of taxonomic levels

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

300

The level in a food web above the primary producer would be the

Primary consumer

300

Where Darwin studied natural selection and discovered evolution

Galapagos islands

300

Known for its incredible diversity and represents the most abundant forms of life on Earth

 bacteria

300

Specialized skin cells called chromatophores allow squid to communicate with one another. Male Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) turn red to attract females and white to repel other males—and can even split the coloration of their bodies down the middle. This adaptation is 

physiological

300

The two-word organization system for classifying organisms

Binomial Nomenclature

400

Organisms that have the most energy available to them

Primary producers

400

A mutation occurs that causes some mice to have black fur. This causes ___________

variation

400

Cyanobacteria belongs in this domain

Bacteria

400


Galapagos Finch
400

Phylum of the Gag Grouper

Chordata

500
Type of organism that exists in all trophic levels

detritivores

500
Over many generations, species pick up beneficial traits that allow them to adapt well to their environment which increases survival and reproduction. This is called 

Evolution

500

Archaea, bacteria and eukarya

the three domains in the classification of life

500

One of the best known examples of evolution by natural selection is the Peppered Moth in Britain. This was the root cause of this change.

The environment or Industrial Revolution

500
The class in which whale sharks are placed

Chondrichthyes

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