Selection & Time
The gradual evolution of mountain goats into an animal able to survive the extreme cold is an example of what?
What is Natural Selection.
In your own words, what is evolution?
What is the process of change to a species over time.
What are the two types of adaptations?
What is:
Behavioural and Physical
What are three examples of fossilization methods?
What is:
Sedimentary rock formation,
Amber
Freezing
What day is STAR WARS day?
What is May 4th....
May the fourth be with you
Wild seedy bananas evolving into the bananas we eat today due to selective breeding is an example of what?
What is Artificial Selection.
What close species did dogs evolve from?
What is Wolves.
Hibernation is an example of what kind of adaptation?
What is Behavioural.
What are 2 types of fossils?
What is:
1) Imprint / Impression of organism
2) Trace - Footprints or scat
In the movie 'ELF', what flavour of Pop Tarts does Buddy the Elf use in his spaghetti?
What is Chocolate.
The scale model used to represent the events and changes that took place in Earth's past is known as what?
What is the Geologic Time Scale.
Flowers and animals adapting in ways to benefit one another is referred to as______?
What is co-evolution.
What are two examples of physical adaptations?
What is:
Sharp claws, webbed feet, large beaks, wings etc.
What are 2 pieces of information fossils tell us?
What is:
1) Past climate
2) Previous species that lives on earth
3) How earth and organisms have changed
4) What life was like on earth
In what year was One Direction formed?
What is 2010!
When did the most recent mass extinction occur? (Think millions of years ago)
What is 65 million years ago.
Co-evolution can NOT result in the populataion of predators and prey achieving a balance. True or False?
What is False.
What is an adaptation?
What is:
-a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
Name 2 conditions that must be met for an organism to become a fossil?
What is:
1) Covered by material that prevents it from being eaten.
2) Decomposition is slowed due to no oxygen or very cold temperatures.
3) The material surrounding it hardens and does not move for thousands or millions of years.
In the TV show 'Riverdale', Who is the captain of the Riverdale Bulldogs team?
Who is Reggie Mantle.
What are 5 things animals and plants need in order to live?
What is:
Food, water, air, space and a way to stay safe from their predators.
What is an example of two species that co-evolved?
What is:
Hummingbirds and fuchsias,
Garter snakes and newts,
etc.
A nice smell is an adaptation that helps flowers in what way?
What is attracts pollinators.
Scientists that study fossils are called what?
What is a paleontologist.
Which movie is this quote from?
"Wanna see my secret freckle? It's got a hair on it!"
What is, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.