Origins of Life
Which theory for the origins of life is most widely accepted throughout religions around the world?
Creationism
Which catagory of classification is the largest and most broad?
Domain
What did Darwin's father want him to be when he grew up?
A Priest or a Doctor
What are the two goals of every organism in nature?
Survive and Reproduce
When you have a lot of organisms living together and sharing resources, you will get this part of Evolution
Competition
According to the Panspermia Theory, how did life come to Earth?
In order for two organisms to reproduce, they must be the same _______________.
Species
How old was Darwin when he left on his famous trip around the world?
22
If an insect has many predators in a forest full of bats, What could help ensure that enough insects survive to keep the species alive?
Over Production
Give one piece of evidence for why scientists believed in Spontaneous Generation
Mice crawled out of bags of grain or bugs on rotten meat
Archea, Bacteria and Eukarya
What was the name of Darwin's ship and what did it stand for?
HMS Beagle - Her Majesty's Ship - she bred beagles
The less vulnerable an organims is, the less of this it needs
Over Production
Passed down through DNA, Radiation exposure, or "out of no where"
Big Band and DNA
Name the 6 Kingdoms
Archea, Bacteria, Protists, Fungus, Plants and Animals
What is the name of the famous islands where Charles Darwin formed his Theory of Evolution
Galapagos Islands
Variation
How can farmers use mutation to make more money
By selected mutations that make the food bigger, sweeter, more resistant to pests, etc. Double Muscle COW, chickens, etc.
What experiment provided evidence for the Primordial Soup and Electric Spark theory.
The Urey/Miller experiment
Which Kingdom contains the oldest organisms
Archea
Give THREE different examples of animals that Darwin saw in South American and the islands that helped him understand that species can change.
Iguanas, Cormorants, Tortoises, Finches
Explain how variation can lead to life changing over time
Little differences in an species gives nature choices. It allows for "winners and losers" in an ecosystem. If everything was identical, nothing would ever change.
Choose a mutation to describe and explain how it could potentially become the new normal for that species
Lots of examples, elephant trunk, antles, stripes, etc.