The man credited with coming up with the Theory of Evolution
Who is Charles Darwin
100
When species produce more offspring than can survive that is called
What is overproduction
100
A group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring are called
What are species
100
The age of earth according to science
What is 4.6 billion years
100
This type of reproduction allowed for a large increase in the kinds of organisms here on Earth
What is sexual reproduction
200
The job Charles Darwin had on the boat he sailed around the world on
What was a naturalist?
200
Difference in traits between organisms is called
What is Variation
200
The differences of traits between organisms are called
What are variations
200
Microfossils indicate that life first formed ____________ years ago
What is 3.5 billion
200
This country came up with the words shampoo and pajamas
What is India
300
The islands that Charles Darwin traveled to which got him curious about living things and if they are related
What are the Galapagos Islands
300
When organisms must fight for food, habitat and resources it's called
What is competition
300
The theory of Evolution suggests that all organisms share a
What are a common ancestor
300
Scientist believe that ____________ released water vapor into the atmosphere and when the earth cooled that water vapor fell as rain and that's how _______________ were created
What are volcanos and oceans
300
The seventh planet from the Sun
What is Uranus
400
Charles Darwin believed that Evolution happened by _______________
What is Natural Selection
400
These are the remains of organisms that scientist use for evidence of evolution
What are Fossils.
400
The idea that offspring are slightly different than their parents and each other. They descended (were born from), with modifications (changes).
What is descent with modification
400
The first living things (cells) were what kind of cells
What are prokaryotic cells
400
Which is the only American State to begin with the letter P
What is Pennsylvania
500
The three factors of Natural Selection are
What is Overproduction, Variation and Competition
500
When organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce---this is called
What is Natural Selection
500
Organisms that have the best adaptation to survive and reproduce more in their environment have the best
What is fitness
500
The presence of ___________________ and the ___________________ allowed new organisms to evolve
What is oxygen and the ozone layer
500
The statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by what Country