Evolution 1
He is known as the father of evolution and used finches on the Galapagos Islands to develop his theory.
Charles Darwin?
A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves is?
What is a species.
The study of how embryos develop similarly.
What is an embryoloy?
This movie features the character of Mike Wazowski.
Monsters Inc
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils?
The slow ongoing process by which one species changes to a new species.
What is gradualism.
This changed the average beak size in the Galapagos finches to become larger
Drought
This TV show featured a character named Carlton and the actor Will Smith.
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
An inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species
What is a variation?
When one species suddenly changes to another.
What is punctuated equilibrium?
POP UP TRIVIA: This chain serves the Shamrock Shake
McDonalds
This popular book series features a character named Hermione Granger
Harry Potter
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
What is Natural Selection?
Organs/ structures that no longer serve a purpose and have disappeared or reduced in size
Vestigial Organs/Structures
If the same antibiotic is used too many times, it can become less effective against a certain type of bacteria. This is known as ...
Antimicrobial Resistance
This holiday is on 3/17
St. Patrick's Day
Proposed a hypothesis call inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Who is Jean Baptiste Lamarck?
Name one evidence of evolution
homologous structures, embryology, fossils, DNA analysis, vestigial structures, or directly through plants
Early humans that were taller, lived in caves, invented art and made stone carvings, and buried their dead.
What is Cro-magnons?
This math holiday is on March 14th
Pi Day
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor such as bones humans, cats, bats, and whales have in common.
homogolous structures
When a geologic feature, mountains, lakes, fires, isolate a small number of individuals from the rest of a population
What is geographic isolation?
Scientists who study fossils to learn about the past
Paleontologists
What is the capital of Rhode Island?
Providence