Vocab
What term means the change in inherited traits of a population over many generations?
Evolution
In what organelle of the cell are chromosomes stored?
Nucleus
Which variation of the peppered moth was better adapted to its environment BEFORE the industrial revolution near London in the 1800's?
White
Having sickle cell trait gives humans protection against what disease?
Malaria
What mechanism causes organisms with traits better suited to their environment to survive and reproduce more?
Natural selection
50%
Charles Darwin studied finches on what island chain off the coast of Ecuador?
Galapagos Islands
What word means walking upright on two legs?
Bipedalism
The tree trunks turning dark near London in the 1800s because of soot is a change in what factor? (vocab word)
Environment
If you have a heterozygous allele pair, which type of trait will you physically have (assuming it is monogenic)?
Dominant
Originally there was a single finch species that came to the Galapagos Islands. Currently, how many different species have now evolved there (include the original in your count).
13
Besides bipedalism, what two traits make humans the only primate that can persistence hunt?
No body fur, more sweat glands
What is a random change in an organism's DNA called?
Mutation
What geometric visual tool helps determine the likelihood of a specific trait being present in the next generation?
Punnett Square
In Puerto Rico, anoles that live primarily on tree trunks and the ground vs. those that live primarily on thin twigs and branches have what physical evolutionary difference?
The human pelvis is said to be shaped like what object to better allow bipedalism?
Bowl
What term describes the passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring?
Heredity
Do all organisms have the same amount of chromosomes?
No
In the PhET simulation, what trait was the most important for survival when "tough food" was present?
Humans share a limb bone pattern with many other animals, like cats, bats, and whales. What is the link between us and those animals called?
Common ancestor