Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

beak size of the finches was influenced by this

what is food source?

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

What animals did Charles Darwin observe that helped lead him to his theory of evolution- and what did he notice about these animals?

finches beaks or tortoise shells

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 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
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
What is Adaptation?
200
An example of a structure that is homologous to a cat’s paw.
What is a Dog’s paw, human arm, bat wing, whale flipper
200

Type of diagram that shows the relationship of organisms to their ancestors as well as common ancestry.

phylogenetic tree 

300

father of evolution

who is Charles darwin? 

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

enough differences accumulate between two populations that they can no longer interbreed

what is speciation? 

400
Evolution can only occur is this is involved
What is Genetic Variety?
400

something incorrect about Lamarck's theory

traits acquired during lifetime and passed down to next generation

400

A mule and a liger are examples of this and they are not ____

hybrids and are not fertile

400

The process whereby organisms that have advantages survive and pass their genes onto their offspring.

natural selection

400

The random appearance of a new trait in an organism.

what is a mutation?

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

rapid random changes in gene pool frequencies

genetic drift

500
In embryology, the embryos are very similar to each other
What is a common ancestor?
500

pan resistance comes from these 2 common factors

overuse of antibiotics and having genetic variety

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