Theories Before Darwin
Which theory held that biological change was the result of huge, instantaneous environmental disasters?
A. Disasterism
B. Naturalism
C. Persistantism
D. Catastrophism
E. Gradualism
D. Catastrophism
What theory did Darwin eventually develop?
Natural Selection / Evolution
Define Variation as it applies to natural selection.
(No points off for wrong answers)
There is a natural diversity in a population that causes some individuals to be more fit to survive than others.
Why do you giraffes have long necks?
The ones with the longest necks were able to reach leaves higher in trees, allowing them to survive and pass on their genes.
How old am I?
23
Which theory held that geological changes happen slowly over a long period of time?
A. Chonologism
B. Gradualism
C. Geological Eventualism
D. Deontology
B. Gradualism
What animal did Darwin especially focus on while he was on the Galapagos Islands?
Finches
Define Adaptation as it applies to Natural Selection. Be specific.
(No points off for wrong answers)
An acquired characteristic that makes an organism better suited for its niche and environment.
Why did the finches on the Galapagos Islands have different beaks?
Their beaks matched the food they ate.
True or False (I will only take one answer here):
I didn't vote in the 2016 election.
True. I was too young.
Who was NOT an evolution scientist?
A. Cuvier
B. Banquo
C. Lamarch
D. Darwin
E. Lyell
B. Banquo
(No punishment for wrong answers)
Darwin noticed that their beak was adapted for their environment and assumed that they must have come from a common ancestor.
Describe how the moth game we played applies to natural selection.
(No points off for wrong answers)
The moths who blended into their background were more likely to survive and reproduce, thereby changing the population.
When dogs are specifically bred by humans to create new breeds with desirable characteristics, it is not called Natural Selection. Instead, it is called ________ Selection.
Artificial
When I first went to college, instead of studying to be a math teacher, I almost tried to become a _________ teacher.
English
A. Gradualism
B. Eventualism
C. Eternalism
D. Uniformitarianism
D. Uniformitarianism
Darwin's boat that he used to travel the world was called the HMS ________.
Beagle
What were the four steps of evolution we talked about?
(No points off for wrong answers)
Variation, Overpopulation, Struggle to Survive, and Descent with Modification.
Why are flowers brightly colored instead of camouflaged like other living things?
It makes it easier for bees to find and pollinate them, allowing them to reproduce.
How many countries have I visited (counting the US)?
1