A developing organism in it's earliest stages of life.
What is an embryo.
100
Breeding organisms for desired characteristics is known as
What is selective breeding or artificial selection
100
A praying mantis uses this type of adaptation to survive.
What is camoflauge.
100
What islands did Darwin make famous? (spelling counts !)
What is Galapagos Islands.
200
How long did Charles Darwin spend on the Beagle?
What is 5 years.
200
Wisdom teeth are an example of a ____________ structure.
What is vestigial structure.
200
An adaptation that allows animals to blend in with their environments.
What is camouflage.
200
Rabbits in the desert have large ears for this reason.
What is cooling of the blood.
200
Fossilized wood is an example of this type of fossil.
What is mineralization.
300
What was the purpose of the Beagles voyage?
To survey the land.
300
A bat wing and a whale fin are an example of a ____?
What is homologous structure.
300
The preserved evidence of an activity of an organism
What is trace fossil.
300
The sweat blood of a hippo acts as a
What is a sunscreen and antibacterial agent.
300
Mutations in genes cause?
What is variation in a population.
400
Name three different groups of animals that Darwin studied on the Galapagos islands.
What are iguanas, finches, and tortoises.
400
Structures that have a similar function but a different anatomy are called?
What is analogous structure.
400
The use of DNA sequences to determine how closely two species are related.
What is molecular biology.
400
Frogs are known to survive the long cold winter months by
What is freezing.
400
What determines how closely two animals are related?
What is how recently they shared a common ancestor.
500
What were the four key points of Darwin's Theory on Natural Selection?
What is: 1. Variation-exists in all populations.
2. Organisms compete for food, water and
shelter.
3. Offspring-Organisms produce more offspring
than can ever survive.
4. Genentics-organisms pass genetic traits on
to their offspring.
500
Four different factors that support the evidence of evolution are ?
What is molecular biology(DNA evidence), fossil record, embryology, and anatomy and physiology.
500
The resemblance of one species to another more dangerous species is known as?
What is mimicry
500
A geologic phenomenon which causes new species to form due to a new land mass forming is known as