Natural Selection
Natural Selection
Evolution
Evidence of Evolution
Natural selection and evolution
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What is natural selection?
A process in which species that are best adapted to their environment are able to survive, reproduce and pass along their genetic information
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True or false : populations evolve, not individuals.
True
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What causes evolution?
Natural selection over generations
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Bat wings, cat paws, and whale fins are an example of this
Homolgous structure
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What does common ancestry mean?
Species that are related shared a common ancestor
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What is an adaptation?
Any inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
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The passing of a physical traits of organisms in the same species
heredity
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What is the evidence for common descent? name two
Homologies in Anatomy, fossils, homologies in embryology, molecular homologies and biogeography
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How are fossils used as proof of evolution?
Show how species change over time (oldest buried deepest, most recent near the surface)
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Random errors in DNA during replication
Mutations
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What adaptation do polar bears have and how does it help them?
Polar bears have thick white fur which keeps them warm and allows them to hide from their prey
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Explain which mouse is better adapted to this environment.
The grey mouse is better adapted to this environment. Its fur color blends in with the environment and therefore is not seen by predators.
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True or false: evolution happens quickly and can change in one generation
False
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What is homologies in anatomy, and why is it used as proof of evolution?
Homologies in anatomy is similar body structures between species. Species that share a common ancestor have body structures that are similar because the common ancestor had those structures
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In an arctic habitat; are white foxes or grey foxes more likely to survive and why?
White foxes are more likely to survive becase their white coats help them blend into the snow
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What are the four factors drive natural selection?
over production, limited resources, competition and variation
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The limit of organisms an environment can survive based on resources, food, shelter and water
Carrying capacity
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Fill in the blank: Organisms with traits that _____ their chances of surviving and reproducing in their environment tend to leave more offspring
Increase
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How is embryology proof of evolution?
Many organisms of different species look similar during early stages of development.
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What causes variation in a population? (List 2)
mutations, sexual reproduction
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In an environment with food that grows on trees; are animals with long legs more likely to survive than animals with short legs and why?
Yes, animals with long legs, necks or any trait that makes them taller will be more likely to survive because they have easier access to food.
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The amount of variety of biological species on earth
biodiversity
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Fill in the blank: Natural selection over many generations causes ______
Evolution
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What is molecular homology and how is it used to see how related 2 species are?
Molecular homology involves comparing DNA or amino acids of species. The more similar the DNA is, the more recently they shared a common ancestor
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What organism can survive space? What is the adaptation that allows the organism to do so?
Cryptobiosis - an ability to pause metabolic activities
The organism that can do this is a tarigrade