Adaptations
Genetics
Evolution
Natural Selection & Mutation
Classification/Relatedness of organisms
100
_______ are unique traits developed by organisms to help them survive, thrive, and reproduce in their particular environment.
What is adaptations
100
Where do organisms get their genes from?
What is their parents
100
The "Father of Evolution"
What is Charles Darwin
100
The process by which different traits are expressed to help an organism live better in their environment
What is natural selection?
100
If two organisms have similar DNA it could mean that they evolved from __________
What is common ancestor
200
The way an organism acts in order to help it survive
What is Behavior Adaptations
200
What is a person's phenotype?
What is what a person looks like as a consequence of their genotype.
200
The Law of Superposition states....
What is in undisturbed rocks the lower the rock level the older it is. The rocks towards the top are the youngest.
200
Darwin called the ability of a organism to survive
Fittest
200
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
species
300
What are two benefits of camouflage
What is...
hide from predator300
What is a person's genotype?
What is the particular alleles received from parents example "ee, Ee, EE"
300
Give an example of evidence that supports the Theory of Evolution
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
Embryology
Fossil Record
300
Natural selection is when _______ decides who survives and who doesn't
What is Nature?
300
What is biological classification/taxonomy?
What is a system which is used to organize and classify all life on Earth.
400
Physical features of an organism that help it survive
Structural Adaptation
400
A part of chromosomes that is responsible for a trait
Gene
400
What organisms did Darwin make his observations with and where did Darwin make his observations?
What is Finches, Galapagos?
400
Out of a brown, gray, and white rabbit, a brown rabbit is easily hunted and killed in an arctic ecosystem. Which rabbit would be expected to appear most often in future generations born in the same ecosystem?
What is the white rabbit?
400
What are the 8 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
500
Many species of birds migrate in winter. Animals including bats, ground squirrels, and woodchucks hibernate in winter. Which of the following do hibernation and migration have in common?
What is They both occur as a way of surviving when there is little food available.
500
Parents with dominant phenotype can have probabilities of this combination
What is Homozygous dominant and heterozygous alleles
500
How would you describe this evolution?
Analogous Structures
500
A bird in a forest ecosystem has a different beak (shape and size) than many other birds. What best explains how this adaptation may help the bird survive?
What is helping the bird obtain food?
500
Scientists suspect that modern horses have different dietary habits than horses that lived long ago. What is the most reliable source that scientists can use to prove that modern horses evolved over time?
What is fossil evidence