Evolution
Natural Selection
Misconceptions
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

This involves change over time

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

True or False: Evolution has a specific goal or end result.

What is false?

100
The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human
What are Vestigial Structures?
100
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
What is Fitness?
200

A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring?

What are species?

200
The variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of _________ _____________.
What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)
200

Many think individuals evolve during their lifetime, but in reality, only these evolve

What is population?

200

An example of a structure that is homologous or similar to a cat’s paw. Also, what is this called?

What is a Dog’s paw, human arm, bat wing, whale flipper. What are homologous structures?

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

Some people think humans evolved from monkeys, while in reality... 

What is humans and monkeys share a common ancestor?

300
Body parts that share a common function but have a different structure
What is an analogous structure?
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

How is the theory of natural selection different from Lamarck's theory?

Lamarck said that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime and then pass them on to their offspring

400

True or false: If a trait is common, then it must be beneficial. 

What is False?

400

Two organisms share a large amount of similar DNA. They are most likely

What is related?

400

The independent development of similar traits in unrelated species due to environmental conditions can best be described as

What is convergent evolution or analogous structures?

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

Explain a form of natural selection that we have seen within the past 10 years on Earth

Answers may vary.

What is antibiotic resistance?

What are DDT resistant mosquitoes?

500

The phrase "survival of the fittest" is often misunderstood to mean this.

What is physical strength or being the strongest?

500

In embryology, the embryos are very similar to each other. What does this suggest?

What is a common ancestor?

500

It is important for new individuals to come into a population, this is described as

What is gene flow?

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