Fossils
Fossils Continued
Natural Selection
Evolution
Randomness
Randomness #2
Randomness #3
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Name one example of a trace fossil
What is coprolite, burrows, footprints/tracks
100
What does a trace fossil of a palm tree found in Antarctica tell scientists?
The area used to be much warmer and more tropical
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This more common phrase refers to the competition among individuals of the same species as a result of overproduction of offspring.
What is survival of the fittest
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What is evolution?
Change in an organism over a period of time
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What is a mutation?
A change in the DNA sequence that effects the genetic information.
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A bison’s horns, fur, and wide hooves are which of the following adaptations?
a. behavioral
b. physiological
c. physical
c. physical
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An organism at its earliest stage of development
An embryo
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If two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probably
a. share a common ancestor
b. share a common environment
c. share a common population
d. speciation
a. share a common ancestor
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Relative Dating is when you figure out the age of a rock by comparing it to?
What is older rocks
200
Marine fossils discovered on a Canadian mountaintop supported Charles Lyell's idea that the rocks on the mountain were once?
What is below the ocean
200
What is natural selection?
Process in which individuals survive and reproduce more successfully than orders from better suited traits.
200
What did Darwin observe of the Galapagos Islands?
That many species were vastly different even though the islands were close together.
200
What is the fossil record?
Information about past life of organisms on Earth including what they were classified as, their environment, and their prey and predators.
200
The instinct of an animal is something the animal _______.
a. is born with
b. has learned
is born with
200
A woman trains and practices in order to become a faster runner. Her new muscle strength is an example of...
a. natural succession
b. evolution
c. an acquired trait
d. an inherited adaptation
c. an acquired trait
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Which of the following statements is true
a. Pigs are most similar to humans and Fruit fly is least similar
b. fruit flies are most similar to humans and pigs are least similar
c. horses are most similar to humans and pigs are least similar
d. fruit flies are most similar to humans and rats are least similar
a. Pigs are most similar to humans and Fruit fly is least similar
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This law states that oldest layers are on the bottom, youngest layers are on the top is called?
What is The Law of Superposition
300
The trace of an organism that has been naturally buried and permanently preserved is a?
What is a fossil?
300
What does adaptation mean?
Animal and plant species develop characteristics over time which help them survive their habitats
300
The diagram illustrates an embryonic stage of two organisms
The organisms share a common ancestry
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Zebras live in large herds in a grassland habitat. How does a striped coat help them survive this habitat?
The stripes are useful as camouflage
Zebras' coats are camouflaged to blend in with the rest of the herd. Scientists think that the zebra's stripes confuse predators, who have difficulty focussing on an individual zebra long enough to capture it
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What do these homologous structures suggest about the evolution of organisms?
A common ancestor
300
Another way to say "survival of the fittest" is...
Natural Selection
300
According to the chart above which animal is MOST closely related to a kangaroo?
a. human
b. rabbit
c. duck
d. horse
b. Rabbit
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What is amber?
Hardened tree sap
400
Why did many organisms never become fossils?
What is they decayed/decomposed too quickly
400
According to Darwin, what is most true of how evolution occurs?
a. due to natural selection
b. when an organism desires change
c. regularly, every 5,000 years
d. quickly
a. due to natural selection
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These are anatomical remnants that were important in the organism's ancestors, but are no longer used.
What are vestigial structures?
400
Which adaptations in camels do not protect them from their sandy habitat?
a. a double row of eyelashes
b. bushy eyebrows
c. a long neck
d. nostrils which one can close
c. a long neck
The eyebrows and eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes and the nostrils keep it out of the nose
400
The following picture shows an examples of
Analogous Structures
400
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
Charles Darwin
400
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a. Fossil A and C are the same age
b. Fossil B is older than fossil C
c. Fossils A is older than fossil B
d. Fossil D is older than fossil C
d. Fossil D is older than fossil C
500
What does studying fossils tell scientists?
What is their size, what they ate, how big they were, how they lived
500
What do geologist use to identify specific periods of time and the ages of rock layers?
What is index fossils
500
What was the name of the ship Darwin traveled the world on?
HMS Beagle
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Which of the following best explains pesticide resistance among some insects?
a. analogous structure
b. artificial selection
c. elective breeding
d. genetic mutation
d. genetic mutation
500
Which layer is the oldest
G
500
Which of the following could be used as evidence that the fossil record supports the Theory of Evolution?
a. The changes of the horse occurred quickly
b. Horses spend most of their time laying down
c. The limb bones transitioned from feet to hooves
d. The skulls stayed exactly the same
c. The limb bones transitioned from feet to hooves
500
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
500
Two tomato plants are cross pollinated to produce tomato plants that produce more tomatoes.
What is artificial Selection?