Diagrams
Evidence
Natural Selection
Speciation
Random
100
What is the diagram below called?
A Cladogram
100
These are the remains of long-dead organisms that can prove an organism existed and/or went extinct.
Fossils
100
Who came up with the theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Darwin or Charles Darwin
100
This is the term for the creation of a new species.
Speciation
100
42 + 25 = ?
67 (HAHAHAHA)
200
Which organism is most closely related to Sample D?
Sample E
200
Similarities and differences in this can provide evidence for determining ancestry
DNA or Proteins
200
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce is known as its ___________.
fitness or biological fitness
200
This is the term for a group of individuals of the same species.
Population
200
This is the name of the previous unit we covered.
Ecology
300
Which 2 organisms are least related?
Shark & Human
300
This is the name for 2 structures that are similar in structure but have different functions, such as a cat's front leg and a human arm.
Homology or Homologous Structure
300
Yellow butterflies and brown butterflies tend to hang out on trees. Birds eat butterflies. Which butterflies have a higher fitness? Why?
Brown - they blend in better with tree bark
300
Organisms belong to the same _____ if they can interbreed and produce viable fertile offspring.
Species
300
Write 1 lab safety rule.
(Various accepted)
400
Which characteristic(s) do owls and frogs have in common?
Backbones, lungs, legs
400
This is the term for structures that share the same function but are structurally different, such as an insect wing and a bird wing.
Analogy or Analogous structure
400
This is the term for a beneficial heritable trait.
Adaptation
400
A group of finches moved from South America to the Galapagos Islands. The finches on the islands adapted and evolved into a different species. What may have caused this change?
A) A change in the environment
B) A need for change
C) A change in South America
D) The saltwater they drank on the way to the islands
A) A change in the environment
400
This was the cause of the peppered moths changing from mostly speckled grey to mostly black.
The Industrial Revolution or Soot-covered trees
500
Which 2 species have the most recent common ancestor?
Brown Bear & Polar Bear
500
Based on the DNA evidence below, which Taxon is most related to Taxon P?
Taxon S
(only 1 difference, nucleotide #6)
500
The frequency of a trait (or phenotype) is also known as the _______ of individuals with the trait.
Percentage or percent
500
Diagram A is showing which type of speciation process?
Gradualism or Phyletic Gradualism
500
This is the term for when humans select and breed organisms based on a trait they want the offspring to have. Example: Dog breeding.
Artificial Selection