Charles Darwin
Darwin's Theory
Adaptations
Artificial Selection
WILD CARD
100
Charles Darwin was a _______________.
What is a naturalist.
100
Describe the type of vegetation you would find on the islands that each of the following tortoises lived on: a.) long neck tortoises b.) tortoises with short necks
What is: a.) tortoises with long necks could be found on islands with tall vegetation b.) short neck tortoises could be found on islands with low vegetation
100
The accumulation os many similar variations can lead to an ______________.
What is an adaptation.
100
The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics.
What is selective breeding.
100
How long does it take for an individual blood cell to circulate the body?
What is about 60 seconds. http://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/10-quick-scientific-facts-will-blow-mind/
200
What is a naturalist?
What is a person who studies plants and animals by observing them.
200
What is a variation?
What is a slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a species.
200
What is an adaptation?
What is an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment.
200
What process is selective breeding similar to?
What is natural selection.
200
What is a trace fossil?
What is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism.
300
Charles Darwin developed a __________________ by ________________________.
What is a theory of evolution by natural selection.
300
How long does it take for variations to be passed to other organisms?
What is from parents to offspring.
300
What are the three types of adaptations?
What is structural, functional, and behavioral.
300
What is the largest living structure on Earth?
What is The Great Barrier Reef.
300
How many legs does an insect have?
What is three pairs or six.
400
What made Darwin become curious about the organisms that lived on the Galapagos Islands?
What is different types of tortoises lived on different islands in different environments. The variations in the tortoises were different enough to make them different species.
400
How can you describe natural selection?
What is the "survival of the fittest" Natural selection is the process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments. They can live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those who do not have the variations.
400
Describe and provide an example of a behavioral adaptation.
What is behavioral adaptations involve how an organism acts in its environment. Example: if an organism lives in a hot climate, it may stay still during the hottest part of the day to conserve energy
400
Compare and contrast natural selection and artificial selection.
What is natural selection is a natural process where organisms with variations are able to survive in their environments better and are able to reproduce more than those organisms that are not as better suited for their environment. Artificial selection is similar to natural selection, however it is not a natural process and instead is where selective breeding is using to create a organisms based on desired characteristics.
400
Does the human body carry more human cells or bacteria cells?
The average human body carries ten times more bacterial cells than human cells. http://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/10-quick-scientific-facts-will-blow-mind/
500
Each island in the Galapagos has a different environment. How were tortoises able to survive in the different environments?
What is the tortoises had variations (longer neck, shorter neck, etc.) that allowed them to adapt to the vegetation in their environment.
500
What role do variations have in the theory of evolution by natural selection?
What is natural selection explains how populations change as their environments change. -reproduction -variation -competition -selection
500
Describe and provide an example of a functional adaptation.
What is Example: What is an organism's ability to maintain homeostasis. Additional example from the book - a jackrabbit's ears expand to allow blood vessels to cool blood before it is returned to the body
500
How is artificial selection used today in the "real world"?
What is one of the most common reasons for using artificial selection in the "real world" is to breed dogs.
500
Compare and contrast mimicry and camouflage.
What is both mimicry and camouflage are similar in that they are both adaptations that allow an organism to survive in its environment and avoid it from being eaten. Mimicry is different from camouflage, because while camouflage allows and organism to blend into its surroundings, mimicry allows an organism to resemble another species.
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