Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
Questions
NJ Ask Practice
100
A trait that increases the chances that an organism will survive and reproduce
What is adaptation
100
The change in the population of a species over time
What is evolution
100
The tissue in vascular plant that carries food
What is phloem
100
Which type of moth is more likely to survive in a forest of trees with silver bark: a silver moth or a black moth?
What is A silver moth because it will blend in with the tree.
100
Suppose two populations of a single species of lemur are separated for thousands of generations. The environments of the lemurs are slightly different. What will most likely happen to the two populations?
What is B- Both populations will become new species
200
The breeding of plants and animals with desired traits to attempt to produce offspring with these same traits
What is artificial selection
200
The highest level of classification of living things
What is kingdom
200
The second level classification of living things; humans belong to the phylum chordate because they have backbones
What is phylum
200
Pollution levels have dropped in England since the 1950s. The silver lichen again grows on many trees. What do you think has happened to the moth population since 1950
What is The silver moth population has increased because the pollution levels have dropped.
200
Which of these animals has a body plan ost similar to that of humans?
What is D- whale
300
The system of giving every species a unique two-word Latin name
What is binomial nomenclature
300
A random change to a gene that results in a new trait
What is mutation
300
The production of offspring by a male and female organism of the same species
What is sexual reproduction
300
Did the birds decide to eat the silver moths instead of the black moths? Or was something else happening?
What is The birds decided to eat the silver moths and the black moths out of the environment because they could not see the black moths anymore
300
Species that share similar traits are more closely related than species that share few traits. Which of the following species is most closely related to the white-tailed deer?
What is B-moose
400
The structure of an animals body that allows it to solve problems related to survival
What is body plan
400
survival of the fittest; the organisms that have adapted the best are the ones that will survive and reproduce
What is natural selection
400
The process of natural selection producing a new species out of existing species over thousands or millions of years
What is speciation
400
Describe one way in which natural selection differs from artificial selection.
What is When humans pick and choose what traits they want later generations of organisms to have. Natural selection means that pressure within the environment favor the survival of individuals with certain traits over individuals who lack those traits.
400
In which species could scientists most likely observe direct evidence of evolutionary change?
What is C-fruit fly
500
A thin layer of tissue in vascular plants that produces xylem and phloem
What is cambium
500
A plant lacking specialized tissues to move food and water to its cells
What is nonvascular plant
500
The most specific classification of living things; the species name for humans is homosapians
What is species
500
People often confuse evolution with natural selection. Based on what you have read, describe how evolution and natural selection are related but different.
What is Both feel the change in time. They are different because evolution adapts with the surroundings.
500
What characteristic pf a population of organisms would most likely be subject to evolutionary change within 10 generations?
What is D-protective coloration
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