Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Natural/Artificial/Both
Vocab
Misc.
100
What occurs to a population that is unable to adapt to a change in the environment?
Extinction
100
The driving force of artificial selection is what?
Humans
100
Turkeys are bred to have larger breasts for more meat, but as a result, can no longer fly.
Artificial Selection
100
A change in the DNA sequence is called what?
A mutation
100
If you lick it and you die, the organism was...
poisonous
200
Bison that are smaller and faster survive better because they can escape hunters.
Which variant has natural selection selected AGAINST?
Larger and Slower bison
200
Which dog would be a better fit for the police officer?
Dog 1: family friendly, low energy, small size, easy to train.
Dog 2: Easy to train, high energy, aggressive, good sense of smell.
Dog 2
200
Wild cotton plants with longer fibers are more resistant to pests, making them more likely to survive. Farmers also like cotton plants with long fibers for better fabric production.
Both
200
Interactions of organisms that change fitness.
examples like preditor/prey or limited resources
competition
200
If it bites you and you die, then the organism was....
Venomous
300
In ostriches, there are 2 types: ones that run fast and those that run slowly. The fast birds can reach up to 40 miles per hour. Jackals love to eat ostrich, and they can reach speeds up to 35-40 miles per hour.
What are the ostriches variants?
slow and fast
300
Which of the following is artificial selection?
Wolves in a forest develop thick fur to survive colder temperatures.
Bees pollinate flowers in a field created a large variety of colors and styles in the meadows.
Chickens are chosen that lay larger eggs aiming to increase the size in their flock.
Fish in a river develop streamlined bodies to improve their swimming efficiency.
Chickens
300
What is based on fitness to the environment?
Natural Selection
300
Differences between organisms in the same population.
variation
300
The adaptation of a non dangerous animal looking like something unimportant or a dangerous animal is called what?
mimicry
400
Which variant is the fittest AFTER the industrial revolution?
Dark moths
400
What is a CONCERN for Crispr Cas9 (a genetic engineering protein) and the human population?
Lack of variation
400
New traits are acquired and seen in the population
Both - Natural and artificial selection
400
A change that increases the fitness within a population.
Adapation
400
Name one organisms on the Galapagos Islands that helped Darwin in his theory of Evolution.
Tortoises or Finches
500
Determine which event took place first.
A. Dark moth population jumps from 120 to 200.
B. Light moth population drops from 220 to 200.
c. Dark and light moth populations are about equal.
A. Dark moth population jumps from 120 to 200.
500
Which of the following statements describes ONLY artificial selection? Pick 2
Produced by nature, Determined by humans, Based on fitness of environment, Changes appearance over time, Changes behavior over time, Changes benefit humans.
Determined by humans and changes benefit humans
500
What changes the species over a period of time
Both - natural and artificial selection
500
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment
Fitness
500
The FIRST and LAST name of the scientist who came up with the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
Charles Darwin