This scientist introduced a concept called "deep time."
Who is Hutton?
100
If more individuals are produced than can survive, they must compete for limited necessities to live.
What is the struggle for existence?
100
The study of where organisms live now and where their ancestors lived in the past.
What is biogeography?
100
Change over time, the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
What is evolution?
100
This team won the World Series in 2004 snapping an 86 year old curse.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
200
This scientist presented a way of thinking called "uniformitarianism," the idea that geological processes we see today must be the same ones that shaped earth millions of years ago.
Who is Lyell?
200
Individuals have natural variations among their heritable traits, and some are better than others.
What is variation and adaptation?
200
Darwin's study of these convinced him that life evolved, but hadn't found enough intermediate forms of life to document evolution of modern species from their ancestors.
What are fossils?
200
Body parts that share a common function, but not structure.
What are analogous structures?
200
This player goes by the name of Big Papi.
Who is David Ortiz
300
This scientist suggested that individuals could pass acquired traits onto their offspring.
Who is Lamarck?
300
Difference in adaptations affect an individual's fitness.
What is survival of the fittest?
300
By Darwin's time, scientists had noted that all vertebrate animals had the same basic bone structure.
What is anatomy?
300
Heritable characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in an environment.
What is adaptation?
300
Jonathon Papelbon moved from the Boston Red Sox to what National league team.
Who are the Philadelphia Phillies?
400
This scientist reasoned that if human populations grew unchecked, there wouldn't be enough living space for everyone.
Who is Malthus?
400
The process by which organisms with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring.
What is natural selection?
400
This is nearly universal in almost organisms, including bacteria, yeasts, plants, fungi, and animals.
What is the genetic code or DNA?
400
Structure that is inherited from ancestors but has lost much or all of its original function.
What is vestigial structure?
400
This famous Dr. played for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Who is Dr. J?
500
This scientist published an essay with ideas similar to Darwin's.
Who is Alfred Wallace?
500
Living species are descended with modification from common ancestors.
What is descent with modification?
500
Some of the strongest evidence supporting evolutionary theory comes from this. Discoveries from Mendel to Watson and Crick to genomics helps explain how evolution occurs.
What is genetics and molecular biology?
500
Selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring.
What is artificial selection?
500
These two establishments claim to have invented the Philly Cheesesteak?