Vocab
No longer existing on earth
Extinct
Who will most likely survive the world better: A fast & strong lion, or a small & sick lion?
fast & strong
Where do animals get their traits from?
Their parents
What is the process of change in a species over time
What color is a banana
yellow
Remains of an organism that lived long ago
Fossil
True or false: A theory is a fact, and nothing proves it wrong.
False
What's an example of a trait passed on?
Hair, Eye-color, skin color , ETC
It is believed that chickens evolved from what extinct creature?
Dinosaurs
How many continents are there in the world
seven
Scientific study of fossils
Paleontology
What is the term for when an animal can not compete with the competition, leading to its extinction?
Natural selection
A scientist who studies living things in nature
Naturalist
Who came up with the original theory of evolution?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Jean Baptiste Lamrack
What is the largest species of bear
Polar bears
A scientist who studies living organisms in nature
Naturalist
How many main ideas did Darwin have for his theory of natural selection?
four
When an animal is born with a dramatic difference in physical appearance, that would be called
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Besides fossils, scientists will study _____ to learn about an animals evolution
DNA
what is the name of Thor's hammer
Moljnir
Explanation about something that is supported by data
Theory
competition
How do the limbs of lions, bats, and dolphins show that these animals came from the same ancestors?
They all might have a common ancestor with similar bones
What were the islands that Darwin studied finches at?
The Galapagos islands
What year did the titanic sink
1912