Natural Selection 1
Natural Selection 2
Evolution 1
Evolution 2
Natural selection and Evolution
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What is natural selection?
Species that are best adapted to their environment are able to reproduce
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Fill in the blank: survival of the _____
Fittest
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What causes evolution?
Natural selection over generations
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True or false: evolution happens quickly and can change in one generation
False
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What does evolution prove?
All species, living and extinct, are related
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What is an adaptation?
Any inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
200
True or false: all living things on earth, alive and extinct, came from the cell that formed 3.7 billion years ago
True
200
The passing of a physical traits of organisms in the same species
What is heredity
200
what is evolution?
When a population changes over time to better suit their environment
200
_______ reproduction leads to greater genetic diversity through random mutation and new allele combination
sexual
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What adaptation do finches have and how does it help them?
Finches have different shaped beaks to let them access the food that is most readily available
300
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.
300
Differences among physical traits of organisms in the same species
What is Genetic Variation?
300
What is a population?
A species that lives and inbreeds within a specific area
300
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 is a species?
Organisms that are similar enough they can breed together and have healthy babies
400
What are the 3 types of evidence that supports Evolutionary Relationships?
What is Anatomy, Fossils, & Embryos
400
Fill in the blank: Organisms with traits that _____ their chances of surviving and reproducing in their environment tend to leave more offspring
Increase
400
Distinguish the swimming styles of a shark and a dolphin.
Sharks use their tail to swim side to side and dolphins use theirs to swim up and down.
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Describe a trait that would benefit an organism's natural selection for reproduction but not natural selection for survival.
Answers may vary. Example:
Crickets calling attracts females but also predators.
Bright colored feathers are attractive to female birds but cause the male birds to stand out to their predators.
500
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.
500
True or false : populations evolve, not individuals.
True
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Fill in the blank: Natural selection over many generations causes ______
Evolution
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How does natural selection of this population cause evolution?
The environment chooses the gray mouse trait to be more advantageous in this population. Over time, this population will change because the gray mouse trait will become more common than the tan mouse trait.
500
What is a vestigial structure? Name 2 vestigial structures that humans have.
Structures an organism has that served a purpose during development, but are no longer needed as adults....Wisdom Teeth, Tonsils, Appendix, Coccyx, External Ear....