Evolution
Natural Selection
Miscellaneous
Facts
100
This involves population and individuals
What is Evolution?
100
The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment
What is the definition of Natural Selection?
100
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
What is Fitness?
100

An individual animal, plant or single-celled life.

What is organism?

200
A theory (explanation) supported by evidence for how populations change over time
What is evolution?
200
The variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of _________ _____________.
What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)
200
The first set of organisms that lived on Earth
What is Bacteria?
200

Definition of GMO

What is Genetically Modified Organism?

300
Charles Darwin
Who is the father of Evolution?
300
The name of the islands where Darwin studied and gathered his evidence on Natural Selection
What are The Galapagos Islands?
300
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce
What is a species?
300

Passed on to you (inherited) from your parents.

What is Characteristics?

400
Evolution can only occur is this is involved
What is Genetic Variety?
400
In your cells that carry information that determine your traits.

What are genes?

400
The appearance of autotrophs on earth is so important to life as we now know it
What is self-nourishment?
400

Charles Darwin's controversial book.

What is On the Origin of Species?

500
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
500
A little child catches a fly and pulls its wings off. The fly actually lives a better life, but does not pass its lack of wings on to its offspring because the loss of wings is an _________ _______.
What is an Acquired Trait?
500
It is important for new individuals to come into a population
What is evolution?
500

Darwin's 4 points.

What is Populations have variations, more offspring are produced than survive, the survivors have favorable traits, and a population will change over time.

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