Vocabulary
Define evolution
How organisms change when adapting to their environment over a long period of time
Which animal did Darwin observed the most on the islands?
Birds/finches
Camo
structure
Who’s most fit, a brown bunny or a white bunny living in the desert?
Brown
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Define adaptation
Changing a way of life to better suit your environment
Darwin believed the finches had a common ancestor, but some of their beaks looked different from each other. Why?
The beak shapes depend on the food sources on the islands and changed over time.
Hissing
Behavior
Who’s most fit, a dark green frog on a log or a lime green frog on a log?
Dark green
Which process do cells go through to create 2 identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
Define mutation
A genetic change that results in organism variation
Darwin found that organisms are naturally programmed to want to do two things, what are they?
Survive and reproduce
“Marking spot”
Behavioral
Who’s most fit, a snow seal or a gray seal living in Antarctica?
During photosynthesis, plants absorb sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce what two products?
Glucose and oxygen
Define homologous structures
Structures on organism that have the same makeup, but have different functions (Dolphin fin. And human arm have similar bones, but different functions)
An elephant using his ears to fan his body and keep cool
Structure
Who’s most fit, a flamingo or a finch living on a island and eating clams under water?
Flamingo- longer legs and neck
Mixing sugar and kool-aid together in a pitcher until it’s fully dissolved in an example of what?
Diffusion- the flavor equally spreads through the pitcher
Define natural selection
Over time, only the organisms that are the most fit to live in an environment survive
Darwin also observed a ton of plants on his voyage, specifically ones that grew from sand. This must mean that the plant needed to
thrive in sandy ground
Snakes piling together to keep warm
Behavior
Whos most fit, a tropical plant living in Virginia or living in Florida?
Plant living in Florida
Which nitrogenous bases pair up together?
A and T
C and G