evidences
Natural Selection
BIO REVIEW
Examples
wild card
100

This line of evidence says that organisms who live close to one another are often similar.

What is geographical distribution

100
The theory of natural selection was developed by
Who is Charles Darwin
100
a characteristic that allows an organism to fit in better with its environment is called
What is an adaptation
100
Give an example of homologous structures
Various examples accepted
100
Different beaks on birds results from different.....
What is food sources
200
The most modern and accurate way to determine evolutionary relationships
What is biochemical/DNA
200
These are the islands where Darwin developed his theory
What are the Galapagos islands
200

This organelle produces ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

What is the mitochondria

200

Give an example of Analogous structures

Various examples accepted

200
A trait with a high survival advantage will do what in the population over time
What is increase
300
This type of structure is one that is no longer used, but served a purpose to the ancestors
What is vestigial structure
300

This is the last step of natural selection.

Selection - Organisms with beneficial traits will reproduce and pass those traits on.

300

Long chains of these make up proteins

What are amino acids?

300

Give an example of adaptations in humans discussed in class.

Brain size, opposable thumbs, ball and socket joint in shoulder

300
This is the ultimate source of variation for organisms
What is a mutation
400
This type of structure shows a common ancestor but not a shared function
What is homologous structure
400

This is the second step of natural selection.

What is an variation - organisms of the same population will have variation in each of their traits.

400

In this type of inheritance, both phenotypes are present in the heterozygous state

What is codominance?

400

Give an example of environmental change that lead to selection for a different trait

moths , other examples

400

This "slang" term is used to say that the most adapted organism will survive.

What is "survival of the fittest?"

500
Studying developmental stages provides this type of evidence
What is embryology
500
This is the first step of natural selection
What is overproduction- organisms will produce more offspring than can survive
500
This is the chemical formula for what?

6CO2+6H2O -> C6H12O6+6O2

What is photosynthesis?

500

Give TWO examples of adaptations that might be beneficial to organisms living in Anarctica

Various accepted

500

Natural selection acts on the ______ not on the __________

what are phenotype and genotype (in that order.)

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