DNA
DNA stands for this
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid
Fossils records show this
What is gradual change changes in species over time
Embryos are this
Darwin visited this set of islands
What are the Galapagos Islands
Traits that are similar between species because they share a common ancestor
What is homologous traits
These tell the DNA to turn on and off different parts of the body plan genes
What is a switch
Fossils are made out of this
What is rocks/ minerals
Evolution is seen in embryos because humans have this
What are gill slits
Darwin discovered this difference in the finches
What is beak size and shape (must have both)
Two creature who share a common trait but do not have a common ancestor
What is convergent evolution
If an organism has a mutation, this happens to the DNA
What is changing or removing parts of the DNA
Tiktaalik is important because of this
What is our evolutionary link between the seas and the land
When comparing embryos of turtles and chickens, how can you tell them apart during early development
Natural Selection can be summarized by these four ideas
What is overproduction, variation, struggle to survive, successful reproduction
Your appendix is an example of this
what is vestigial structure
The DNA of this animal is about 99% identical to that of a human
What is a chimp
This types of fossils show a transition between species
What are transitional fossils
Snakes have this and then loose it before adulthood
What is hind leg buds
Artificial selections happens when
A pelvis in a whale suggests this
What is whales had an ancestor who lived on land
State how a scientist can find out how DNA effects the way an animal looks.
They can edit the DNA of a creature and include markers to track how/ where the implanted DNA has changed the creature (answer must have both parts)
What is a hominid
what are humans and their direct ancestors shown by the fossil record.
the neck slits in a human turn into this
What are the ear bones
Darwin's idea of a tree of life suggests this
What is all species are descendants from a common ancestor
What is corresponding bones