History of Evolution
Natural Selection
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Evidence for Evolution
Clades & Everythin' Else
100
Who is the man who helped develop the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
100
Which color moth has the better adaptation before the Industrial Revolution in London?
Light colored peppered moth
100
The first life came on Earth ______ years ago.
3 billion
100
One of the first pieces of evidence for evolution is this: something that you might dig up that shows you what lived in the past.
Fossils
100
According to this picture, which organism evolved first?
The hagfish
200
Some of Darwin's most important work took place when he sailed on the H.M.S. Beagle and traveled to ____________.
The Galapagos Islands
200
Which color moth has the better adaptation after the Industrial Revolution in London?
Dark colored peppered moth
200
To determine if two organisms belong to the same species, have them mate. If their offspring (babies) are able to do this, then those two original species belong to the same species.
Have more offspring
200
All organisms have DNA. The more DNA two organisms have in common, the closer the __________.
Evolutionary relationship.
200
According to this picture, name the two animals that have fur.
Mouse and chimp
300
The Theory of Evolution states that organisms ________ over time.
Change
300
After the Industrial Revolution in London, which colored moth would you expect to accumulate?
Dark colored peppered moth
300
What phrase means the variety (different) of genes in a population. Without this, you couldn't have the evolution of different species.
Genetic variation
300
Structures like your tail and gill slits, when you were developing inside your mom, are called _________ structures.
Embryonic
300
According to this picture, who is the hagfish most related to?
Perch
400
Evolution takes place when some organisms have better _______________ to help them survive.
Adaptations
400
How do populations get larger/accumulate?
Individuals in a population need to reproduce.
400
Name the three steps needed for the evolution of a new species.
Isolation, Adaptation, Differentiation
400
Whales don't have legs, but they have a hip and thigh bone. These bones are ________ structures; structures that are there but have no purpose or function.
Vestigial
400
According to this picture, which are the only two animals who do NOT have lungs?
Hagfish and Perch
500
Darwin concluded that all life on Earth evolved from a ____ ___.
Common ancestor
500
Which of the following is not true of natural selection: A) Organisms with favorable traits accumulate B) Populations over-reproduce, C) Individuals in a population vary, D) Individuals must camouflage to survive.
D.
500
In the Galapagos Islands, why were there different tortoises/finches/mockingbirds on each of the islands?
They all had different adaptations that were selected for in each island
500
Humans, dogs, and bats have similar upper limb bones, but we all use these bones for different things. What type of structures are these called?
Homologous
500
There are two main ways that genes can "change" from parent to offspring so that the offspring are NOT a clone of the parent. What are these two main ways?
Mutations and through sexual reproduction