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Adaptations
Genetics
Evolution
Natural Selection & Mutation
Classification/Relatedness of organisms
100
Hawks with sharp hooked beaks have adapted to eating.......
What is mice
100
Where do organisms get their genes from?
What is their parents
100
The "Father of Evolution"
What is Charles Darwin
100
What is natural selection?
What is "as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival"
100
If two organisms have similar DNA it could mean that they evolved from __________
What is the same organism
200
_______ are unique traits developed by organisms to help them survive, thrive, and reproduce in their particular environment.
What is adaptations
200

The complementary base pairs.

What are A-T and C-G?

200

The person to state that every individual possesses two alleles and only one allele is passed on to the offspring. 

Who is Gregor Mendel?

200

A person's phenotype.

What is what a person looks like as a consequence of their genotype.

200
There are many differences among humans. However, all humans belong to the same species because they _____________
What is "can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring."
300
Alligators had to adapt to their environment, so they have _____ on top of their heads
What is nostrils
300

Darwin suggested that this is the reason giraffes have long necks.

What is natural selection acting through the animal's tree-feeding habit?

300
If we are all related, why don't we look alike?
What is our features are determined by climate.
300

A person's genotype.

What is the particular alleles at specified loci in an organism.

300
What is biological classification/taxonomy?
What is a system which is used to organize and codify all life on Earth.
400

A modern-day example of natural selection occurring over a short period of time in England.

What is the peppered moth.

400
If a parents loses their leg from a car accident, will their future children be born without a leg?
What is no
400
Are all species related somehow?
What is yes
400
Natural selection is composed of differential reproductive success, inheritance, and ________
What is variation
400

Which of the following would provide the best evidence that Species A and Species B have a common ancestor? A)The limbs of Species A have a similar structure to the limbs of Species B, but perform a different function. B) The limbs of Species A and Species B have a different structure and function. C) Species A has limbs and Species B does not have limbs. D) The limbs of Species A perform a function that is similar to the limbs of Species B, but have a different structure.

What is "A"

500

Many species of birds migrate in winter. Animals including bats, ground squirrels, and woodchucks hibernate in winter. Which of the following do hibernation and migration have in common?

What is They both occur as a way of surviving.

500

The number of genes we have.

What is approximately 24,000

500
What is the best way for genetic mutations and evolution to take place?
What is sexual reproduction.
500
Is natural selection random?
What is no
500

Scientists suspect that modern horses have different dietary habits than horses that lived long ago. What is the most reliable source that scientists can use to prove that modern horses evolved over time?

What is fossil evidence