Vocabulary
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Taylor Swift Facts
Higher Order Thinking!
100
The process in which a species has changed over time is known as this.
What is evolution?
100
He is known as the Father of Evolution: ______ _________.
Who is Charles Darwin?
100
Define Fitness: The ability of an individual to _________ and ___________ is known as this.
Survive, Reproduce
100
Where did Taylor Swift grow up?
Pennsylvania
100
Some weed species have developed the ability to resist pesticides. How does the theory of evolution by natural selection help to explain his ability?
What are genetic variations, some weeds in the population had the ability to resist pesticides?
200
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor such as bones humans, cats, bats, and whales have in common. These structures do not function the same.
What are Homologous Structures?
200
Traits are passed down from ________ to ________.
Parents, offspring
200
Define Adaptation: Any inherited trait that ________ an organism's chance of survival is known as this.
increases
200
What is Taylor Swift's lucky number?
13
200
What is a fossil record and why is it important?
A record of Earth changing over a long period of time, providing evidence for evolution.
300
Preserved remains of ancient organisms which provide evidence for evolution!
What are fossils?
300
This term refers to different traits and alleles within a population.
What is variation?
300
Define Survival of the Fittest: The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most ____________.
successful
300
What is Taylor Swift's middle name?
Alison
300
Which condition had the greatest impact on the emergence of new species in Earth's history?
What is Mass extinction?
400
If a small number of tree frogs migrate to a mat of vegetation that is already home to an established population of tree frogs and introduce new alleles into the native population's gene pool, this change is referred to as what?
What is gene flow?
400
Function of Antibiotics: ________ or ________ growth of bacteria.
kill, slow
400
Animals and plants can change as a ______________ but not as an individual.
species
400
What is the name of the cafe where Taylor Swift was discovered?
Blue Bird Cafe
400
What characteristics did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
Their beaks: different depending on different food sources!
500
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
What is Natural Selection?
500
Charles Darwin researched finches on the _________ islands.
What is Galapagos?
500
Pesticides can be used to control a variety of pests, such as insects, weeds, rodents, bacteria, fungi, etc. Over time many pesticides have gradually lost their effectiveness because pests have developed ___________ – a significant decrease in sensitivity to a pesticide, which reduces the field performance of these pesticides.
What is resistance?
500
What was Taylor Swift's first single?
Tim McGraw
500
Does a gene pool change depending on location?
Yes, depending on location Genes will change. Think about differences in ethnicities and where each ethnicity comes from.
600
Body structures on different organisms that are similar in function but did not evolve from the same ancestor (bird wing and butterfly wing)
What are Analogous Structures?
600
Genetic Drift: when ___________ __________ are changed by chance or random events in a isolated population
What are gene frequencies?
600
Each of these embryo's represents species that have originated from a __________ ____________.
What are common ancestors?
600
When was Taylor Swift's first album released?
October 2006
600
Darwin was from the 1800's. What part of modern science did he lack knowledge of in order to better explain how traits were passed down from parent to offspring?
What is genetics?
700
Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor
What are vestigial structures?
700
Appendix: This type of _______ ______ is found in our digestive system. This organ used to be used to digest cellulose for our ancient ancestors.
vestigial structure
700
A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.
What is a mutation?
700
What town does Taylor Swift own a beach house in?
Watch Hill, Rhode Island
700
How does a new species form?
Process of speciation... please describe!