Some unicellular, animal-like organisms believed to the evolutionary precursors to modern animals.
What is protist.
100
This is the term used to measure an organism's relative reproductive success.
What is fitness.
100
The mitotic division of cells that occurs after fertilization.
What is cleavage.
100
A spatial term meaning "close to the middle.
What is medial.
100
The amount of games the Arizona Cardinals have won thus far this year.
What is two games.
200
The latin for "animal."
What is "zoa" or "zo."
200
These were the two animals Charles Darwin focused on most on the Galapagos Islands.
What are finches and tortoises.
200
This is the hollow ball of cells that is formed after several rounds of cellular division.
What is blastula.
200
This is a spatial term meaning abdomen(belly) or underside (bottom).
What is ventral.
200
This disease, caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, is characterized by bleeding gums and extreme weakness.
What is scurvy.
300
Organisms that contain a membrane-bound nucleus.
What are eukaryotes.
300
This is a method by which a breeder selects which traits to to perpetuate and selects the animals that will reproduce.
What is artificial selection.
300
This is the type of animal that is formed when the blastopore forms the mouth.
What is a protostome.
300
This is the study of the range and geographic distribution of life forms on Earth.
What is biogeography.
300
The country of the world with the most internet users is, of course, the United States with 154 million. This is the next highest country online, with 39 million internet users?
What is Japan.
400
A symbiotic relationship in which one member of the association benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is commensalism.
400
He was the first scientists to propose evolution and link diversity with environmental adaptation.
Who is Lamarck.
400
This is an organism with NO mesoderm-lined body cavity.
What is an acoelomate
400
These are anatomical structures that serve the same function but are not constructed similarly (no common ancestor).
What is an analogous structure.
400
This kind of grayish-white songbird is noted for its ability to mimic the sound of other birds, hence its name.
What is the mockingbird.
500
This compound builds up in the body and must be excreted by the animal.
What is ammonia.
500
This was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed upon during his 5 year voyage to the South America and the Galapagos Islands.
What is the HMS Beagle.
500
This germ layer develops into the reproductive system.
What is the mesoderm.
500
This anatomical term means "toward the head."
What is cephalic.
500
These are the names of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
What are Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Michael Angelo.