True/False
Vocabulary
That Guy & That Boat
Miscellaneous
100
Only traits that are inherited can be acted upon by natural selection
True
100
A cast of a plant or animal that is millions of years old Choose one: species, fossils, adaptation, evolution, scientific theory, natural selection, variation, mold, cast, relative dating half-life, extinct, gradualism, homologous structures, branching tree
What is a fossil
100
Who is credited with developing the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
200
A trait that typically gives that organism an advantage Choose one: species, fossils, adaptation, evolution, scientific theory, natural selection, variation, mold, cast, relative dating, half-life, extinct, gradualism, homologous structures, branching tree
What is adaptation
200
What is the name of the boat that traveled a 5 year journey around the world?
HMS Beagle
200
The calendar of Earth's history is sometimes called
What is Geologic Time scale
300
A fossil is the soft body parts and tissues of an organism.
False. It is the hard parts that are left over like the skeletons
300
An animal or plant species that no longer has any members living Choose one: species, fossils, adaptation, evolution, scientific theory, natural selection, variation, mold, cast, relative dating half-life, extinct, gradualism, homologous structures, branching tree
What is extinct
300
What is the name of the island that is most known for Darwin's research and theories?
Galapagos Islands
300
An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism
survive and reproduce
400
When a hard part of an organism buried in sediment dissolves and leaves an empty space, it is called a cast.
True
400
What was Darwin's job on the boat?
Naturalist
400
It has been proposed that over long periods of time ________ can lead to change.
What is Natural selection
500
Some might be red some might be blue, but they belong to the same species. Choose one: species, fossils, adaptation, evolution, scientific theory, natural selection, variation, mold, cast, relative dating half-life, extinct, gradualism, homologous structures, branching tree
What is variation
500
What is the name of the book that Darwin published after his journey around the world?
The Origin of Species
500
________ variations may gradually grow in a species, while _________ ones may disappear.
What is helpful; harmful
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