Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Miscellaneous
100

What does "Survival of the fittest" mean?

a. To be the strongest

b. To be the smartest

c. To survive and reproduce

d. No genetic variation

What is "to survive and reproduce"

100
The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment
What is the definition of Natural Selection?
100

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called?

What is an omnivore

100

A scientist believes that American dogs, evolved from Canadian wolves. To test this hypothesis, the scientist should:


a. Observe wolves living in their current environments

b. Interview American and Canada dog owners

c. Study the fossil records in both America and Canada

d. Conduct an experiment on the food choices of dogs and wolves

Studying the fossil record

200
A theory (explanation) supported by evidence for how populations change over time
What is evolution?
200

2) Today almost all scientists accept that evolution is the basis for which of the following on earth?

A: Culture    B: Behavior    C: Diversity    D: Ethnicity

diversity

200

What does NOT usually lead to the evolution of a species?


a. Respiration

b. Natural Selection

c. Mutations

d. Adaptations

Respiration

200
The first set of organisms that lived on Earth
What is Bacteria?
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
An organism matches its surroundings in order to hide
What is Camouflage?
300
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce
What is a species?
400
Evolution can only occur is this is involved
What is Genetic Variety?
400

When an organism imitates a harmful animal (ex. Coral snake imitating a king snake), it is an example of what?

What is mimicry.

400

What improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?

What is an Adapatation

400

What are the two methods paleontologists use to determine the age of fossils? 

relative and absolute dating

500
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
500

What evidence do we have that Pangea (super-continent) existed?

fossil evidence or plate tectonics (continental shift)

500

Darwin's evidence was based on the idea that in any population, individuals that are best suited to survive and do well in their environment will do which of the following?


produce more offspring

500

Which three substances would preserve an organism?

Tar, Ice, Amber

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