Darwin
Evidence of Evolution
Evolution
NATURAL SELECTION
TAXONOMY
100
Darwin observed similarities between organisms on this island.
What is the Galapagos Islands?
100
What is a vestigial structure?
Body parts that have lost their original function through evolution.
100
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
What is Adaptation?
100
In every population there exists _____________________.
What is variation?
100
The language scientific names are written in
What is Latin?
200
Darwin was the first to explain how this process worked.
What is Evolution or Natural Selection?
200
The wings of a butterfly and the wings of an eagle are an example of:
Analogous Structures
200
Evolution can best be described as which type of change?
Gradual Change
200
In every population there are variations that are _________________, and those that aren't.
What is favorable?
200
A scientific name contains these two parts
What is genus & species?
300
One of the major tenets of natural selection was that organisms would ____________ with each other over available resources.
What is compete?
300
The human forelimb and the bat wing are ________________ structures.
What is homologous?
300
Our many recognized breeds of dogs are the result of ......
What is artificial selection?
300
More _________________ are produced in each generation than are able to survive.
What is offspring?
300
Which animals are related and how do you know?
Animals 1 & 3 share a genus.
400
Compare Darwin & Lamarck's ideas.
What is Natural Selection vs Theory of Acquired Characteristics?
400
Which structures give us more evidence about two species sharing a common ancestor?
Homologous Structures
400
A rabbit population exhibits variation in fur thickness in a temperate habitat. A gradual and lasting cooling in the habitat’s climate decreases the diversity of the rabbits’ fur coat thickness. What is the reason for this decrease? Will the thinner coated survive or will the thicker coated survive?
The rabbits with the thicker coats will survive.
400
Those offspring with the more favorable variations will survive and _____________________.
What is reproduce?
400
What is the name of organism A?
Magnolia
500
What animals did Charles Darwin observe that helped lead him to his theory of evolution- and what did he notice about these animals?
Finches & Tortosies, beak size & neck length were different because of the food available on the different islands.
500
How can embryos be used as evidence of a common ancestor between organisms?
Evidence of common anatomy in embryos suggests that they inherited the genes for that anatomy from a common ancestor
500
Explain how Evolution works.
Gradual change in an entire population over time.
500
Over several ____________, variations accumulate and cause new organisms to appear.
generations
500
List the taxon in order from broadest to most specific
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genius, Species.