Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

Darwin came up with the theory of natural selection by ________________________?

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

Give an example of an adaptation

Teacher Review. Could be Stripes on a tiger, neck on a giraffe, long claws etc. 

100

The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human. Your Coccyx bone is an example

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 _________ _____________. It means humans select the traits they want not nature. 

What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)

200
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
What is Adaptation?
200

We learned about how a dolphins fin a humans arm and a cats front limbs are similar. What is this called?

Homologous Structure

200
The first set of organisms that lived on Earth
What is Bacteria?
300

Charles Darwin's Title in Evolution

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

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. It means different kinds of species in a population

What is Genetic Variety or just Variety?

400

T/F Survival of the fittest means how physically conditioned a  population is. 

False. It means how well an animal or plant can pass on its genes through reproduction. 

400
An organism imitates an animal
What is Mimicry?
400

Two organisms share a large amount of similar DNA. Sometimes you tell your parents on each other. 

What are siblings?

400

The name of the boat darwin went on. 

What is the H.M.S. Beagle

500

If Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline. It is also what you call people who are related to you who are from previous generations. 

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

T/F Darwin studied the finches behavioral adaptations not physical

False he studied physical adaptations. specifically their beaks

500

T/F Darwin used lantern flys to see while on the galapagos

False
500
T/F Darwin studied physics before coming up with evolution

What is False

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