Evolution 1
Evolution 2
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Evolution 4
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The process in which a species has changed over time is known as this.
What is evolution?
100
He is known as the Father of Evolution
Darwin
100
The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce is known as this.
What is fitness?
100
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100
The oldest fossil are found in the
Bottom layer
200
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor such as bones humans, cats, bats, and whales have in common.
Homologous Structures
200
Scientist who came after Darwin and cleared up how traits were passed down to offspring.
Mendel
200
Any inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival is known as this.
What is an adaptation?
200
Darwin was from the 1800's. What part of modern science did he lack knowledge of in order to better explain how traits were passed down from parent to offspring?
genetics
200
A record of Earth changing over a long period of time
What is fossil record?
300
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils?
300
This term refers to different traits and alleles within a population.
What is variation?
300
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is survival of the fittest?
300
This type of vestigial structure is at the base of our spine
Tail bone
300
Similarities between the bone structures of paws, hooves, wings, and fins are examples of this.
What are homologous structures?
400
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
Their beaks!
400
The concept of humans selecting desired traits in species.
What is Selective Breeding?
400
Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor
Vestigial Structures
400
Why did the population of moths change?
question vary...Need to mention industrial revolution, smoke, trees turning black, the mutated black moths were able to survive and reproduce better and their population grew.
400
Snakes with small legs and your tail bone are examples of these
What are vestigial organs?
500
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
Natural Selection
500
This type of selection selects in favor of the extremes and can sometimes lead to speciation events.
Disruptive Selection
500
What is one of the 4 steps of Natural Selection
1.Overproduction
2. Genetic Variation
3. Struggle to Survive
4. Successful Reproduction
500
what is a behavioral adaptation
behaviors
500
Many of Darwin's major discoveries happened in this location.
What is The Galapagos Islands?
600
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
Extinction
600
What was the major idea Darwin presented in his book The Origin of Species?
a. species change without competition.
b. animals changed but not plants
c. species change over time by natural selection
c
600
common ancestors
600
Animals and plants can change as a ______________ but not an individual.
species
600
A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.
mutation