Mass Extinction
Cause of the 5th Mass Extinction
What is an asteroid hit the earth?
Natural selection is how this process of change over time occurs
What is evolution?
If two organisms cannot ______ they are said to be different species.
What is reproduce and make fertile offspring?
Artificial selection involves the influence of ____
What are humans?
All organisms evolved from a ____
What is common ancestor?
These beloved creatures became extinct during the 5th mass extinction
What are dinosaurs?
The first step in natural selection
What is variation?
The first step in speciation is __
What is separation?
The first step in artificial selection is __
What is variation?
Change over time
What is evolution?
These creatures would (geologically) soon rule the planet after the 5th mass extinction.
What are mammals?
The second step in natural selection
What is adaptation?
The second step in speciation is____
What is adaptation?
The second step in artificial selection is ___
What is human selection/decision/ choice?
Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the beneficial traits
What is natural selection?
This is the approximate percentage of life that went extinct during the 5th mass extinction.
What is 75%?
The third step in natural selection
What is reproduction?
The third step in speciation is ___
What is reproductive isolation?
The third step in artificial selection is ____
What is reproduction/ breeding controlled by humans?
A group of the same species living together in a location
What is a population?
This important process stopped during the 5th mass extinction
What is photosynthesis?
In order for natural selection to occur, the beneficial traits that help an organism survive must be able to _________
What is be passed on to offspring?
What is they can reproduce and make fertile offspring.
True or false: Humans can influence evolution.
What is true?
A specific form of a characteristic, determined by an individual's genetics.
What is a trait?