Evolution
Adaptations
Mussels
Evidence of Evolution
It is I
100
This is the process of how living things develop and change over a long period of time
Evolution
100
The term for an animal's fur or coloring, allowing it to hide in plain sight
Camouflage
100
Mussels are able to move around the sand by using this slimy looking body part
Foot
100
The preserved remains of animals and plants from millions of years ago, found buried in the ground
Fossils
100
To run quickly. It also was a cell phone company that merged with T-mobile
Sprint
200
When living things are more fit for their environment, they will live on and reproduce, and pass the good traits down to the next generation. This is called
Natural Selection
200
Name one of the reasons living things compete (There are three possible answers
-Food
-Survival
-Reproduction/Mating
200
This is the process of how mussels eat/find their food
Filter feeding
200
This was the evidence that showed how animals like humans, bats, whales, and cats are similar
Homologous Structures (aka bones in arms/legs/wings/limbs)
200
The thing used to pluck guitar strings
Pick
300
The name of the biologist that came up with the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
300
A famous biologist studied a group of animals on some South American islands. What exactly was different about these animals that led him to come up with the theory of evolution
Finch Beaks/ Tortoise necks / Iguana claws
300
Mussels are considered ____________. Living things that are able to show signs of a healthy or unhealthy environment
Bioindicators
300
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago (spell correctly for DOUBLE POINTS)
Pangaea
300
The part of the eye that controls the size of your pupil
400
This term describes slight changes in the DNA sequence of an organism. They aren't necessarily positive or negative changes. They just happen naturally
Mutation
400
This was the similarity between flamingos and peacock spiders while they mated
They danced
400
Mussels are part of the class _________, meaning "two shells"
Bivalvia
400
The early stage of vertebrate development
Embryo
400
A synonym for demanding. Usually used to describe adults you usually don't like
Strict
500
This is the science of classifying, naming, and grouping living organisms based on their similarities into 8 levels
Taxonomy
500
The name of the Islands where Darwin came up with the theory of Evolution
Galapagos Islands
500
Mussels don't start as embryos. They start as __________, needing to latch onto a fish's gills like a parasite.
Glochidia
500
The term for leftover body parts that we don't use anymore, but our ancestors probably did. (like wisdom teeth, appendix, coccyx)
Vestigial organs/body parts
500
A building that provides relatively cheap food, drinks, and rooms. Usually for people that are travelling and need to stay the night
Inn