Evolution
Ancestry
Natural Selection
Speciation
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Evolution is the ________change of a species over time

gradual

100

On a cladogram, the organism that is on the farthest left....

Has the least amount of traits in common with the other organisms on the cladogram.

100

What is frequency? (definition)

How often a trait appears in a population

100

What does the O stand for in "OINK"?

One species or One population

100

Name that movie quote: "We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup."

Elf

200

How long can evolution take? (2 possible answers)

Millions of years, billions of years

200

You can compare the young stages of an organism to see if they have a common ancestor. What is the "young stage" called of an organism?

Embryo

200

If a trait helps an organism survive in it's environment, that trait....(2 potential answers)

provides a selective advantage

OR

increases fitness

200

Through migration and geographic isolation the brown bear became the...

polar bear

200

These are often made on Christmas eve or 3 Kings day by Mexican families (food).

Tamales

300

When the function of a trait is the same but the internal structure is very different.

Analogous structures

300
On a cladogram, if 2 organisms are on the same "branch," that means...

they are more closely related OR have more traits in common

300

What is the formula for population frequency?


Part/Whole x 100

or

Individuals with that trait/Total population x 100

300

Why is a mule not considered its own species?


It is not viable offspring from a horse and donkey.

300

You can go up to 96 mph on these (Olympic sport).

Luge or Bobsled 

400

When the structure of a trait is very similar even if the function of the trait is different.

Homologous traits

400

what is the term for a trait that is no longer needed by a population but still may be present?

Vestigial trait

400

In natural selection, predation is an example of....

selective pressure

400

Isolation stops what between species?

gene flow OR mating

400

When is the winter solstice? (Name a date, 2 possible answers)

Dec 21 or 22

500

If 2 organisms have a similar __________ sequence, it is evidence of sharing a common ancestor.  (2 possible answers)

amino acids or DNA

500

(Besides cladograms), what is another type of diagram that shows the relationships between organisms?

Phylogenetic tree

500

Natural selection must be monitored over ________generations.

several, many, multiple 

500

What is an example of an abiotic factor that could shape natural selection? (many acceptable answers)


Deforestation, drought, climate change, ground color

Ms. Katzmann has final say for any potential answers

500

Name a vegetable used in food served on Kwanzaa.



okra, collards, tomatoes, plantains, squash, 

sweet potato, corn

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