Darwin & His Ideas
Support for Evolution
Mechanisms of Evolution
Patterns, Isolation & Adaptations
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100
What group of islands helped Darwin develop his ideas about evolution?
Galapagos Islands
100
The preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past are called the ______ record.
Fossil Record
100
Evolution occurs at the ______ level, not just through natural selection.
Genomic
100
When an organism blends in with its environment, it is using what adaptation?
Camouflage
100
In 2019 Wichita Falls made national headlines for a Walmart incident involving a woman who spent several hours riding around the parking lot in an electric shopping cart. What was she doing that made the story go viral?
She was drinking wine out of a Pringles can
200
Darwin believed new species appeared gradually through small changes in what?
Ancestry
200
Structures that are reduced forms of functional structures are called what?
Vestigial Structures
200
When genetic variation stays constant, the population remains constant. This is called what principle?
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
200
When an organism evolves to resemble another organism, this is called what?
Mimicry
200
In late 2025, the fast-food giant KFC officially entered the personal hygiene market by partnering with a certain brand to release what bizarre limited-edition product?
Fried Chicken-flavored toothpaste
300
What term describes humans selectively breeding animals for certain traits?
Artificial Selection
300
Anatomically similar structures from a common ancestor are called what?
Homologous structures
300
One condition of genetic equilibrium is that mating must be what?
Random
300
When two species influence each other because their relationship is very close, it is called what?
Coevolution
300
Last week the United States captured the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It was speculated online that "Delta Force", which was the troop that captured the President, were listening to a certain song before the capture. What was the song they allegedly listened to?
Love Sosa - Chief Keef
400
What term describes the idea that organisms with helpful traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?
Natural selection
400
Structures that are used for the same function but are anatomically different are called what?
Analogous structures
400
The movement of individuals into or out of a population is called what?
Gene flow
400
Reproductive isolation that happens before fertilization is called what?
Prezygotic isolation
400
The drink brand Liquid Death is known for wild marketing, but in 2025 they made headlines for a collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne. What did they claim was included in a special batch of their iced tea?
Ozzy Osbourne's DNA
500
According to Darwin, variations that help organisms do what will become more common in future generations?
Reproduce/survive and reproduce
500
The study of similarities and differences in body structures is called what?
Comparative anatomy
500
Which mechanism of evolution is caused when individuals move into or out of a population?
Gene flow
500
A horse and a donkey can produce a mule, but it cannot reproduce. This is an example of what?
Postzygotic isolation
500
What are the deadliest creatures on Earth, totaling over 830,000 annual deaths?
Mosquitos