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Give an example of...
Misc.
100
Any trait that increases an organisms chance for survival in its environment is known as:
Adaptation
100
Give an example (that we talked about in class) of an animal that uses camouflage!
Giraffe, Flounder fish, Owl, Brown Leaf Lizard/Gecko, Sand Spider, Jawed Fish in Gravel, Leaf Toads, Seahorse, Stickbug
100
Animals moving from one area to another for food or breeding reasons is known as:
Migration
200
Organisms with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and produce more offspring than organisms without the favorable traits. This is known as:
Natural Selection
200
Give an example (from class notes) of mimicry.
Mimic Octopus, King/Coral Snake, Monarch/Viceroy Butterfly
200
What is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
Migration, Opossum playing dead, Rabbit freezing when it thinks it is seen.
300
Body Structures on different organisms that are similar in structure, but typically have different functions.
Homologous Structures
300
Give an example of a vestigial structure
Wisdom Teeth, Eyes on Cave Lizard, Appendix, Tailbone in humans, Nipples on males
300
The type of adaptation that takes millions of years to develop.
Structural/Physical Adatation
400
Body structures on different organisms that are similar in function but did not evolve from the same ancestor. This is known as...
Analogous Structures
400
Give an example of an animal that shows protective coloration (one that we mentioned in class)
Poison Dart Frog, Blue-Ringed Octopus
400
How an animal acts to help better survive is known as a:
Behavioral Adaptation
500
Structures that do not retain their original function in present day organisms, but were probably used in an ancestor. This is known as:
Vestigial Structures
500
What was the example of the analogous structure that we talked about in class?
Bird/Bat Wings & Insect Wings
500
Looking for similarities in the early stages of fetuses to suggest evolution is known as:
Comparative Embryology