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Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in Earth's history?

catastrophism

100
The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment
What is the definition of Natural Selection?
100

Provide 2 examples of adaptions from 2 different organisms 

answers will vary

100
The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human
What are Vestigial Structures?
100

A tsunami has destroyed almost all of the palm trees in an area. This event will most likely lead to...

genetic drift through the bottleneck effect.


200
A theory (explanation) supported by evidence for how populations change over time
What is evolution?
200
The variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of _________ _____________.
What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)
200

A variation in an organism that helps it survive

What is Adaptation?

200
An example of a structure that is homologous to a cat’s paw.
What is a Dog’s paw, human arm, bat wing, whale flipper
200

The first organism that lived on Earth

What is Bacteria?

300

Who is the father of Evolution?

Charles Darwin

300
The name of the islands where Darwin studied and gathered his evidence on Natural Selection
What are The Galapagos Islands?
300

An organism matches its surroundings in order to hide

What is Camouflage?

300
Body parts that share a common function but have a different structure
What is an analogous structure?
300
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce
What is a species?
400
Evolution can only occur is this is involved
What is Genetic Variety?
400
Lamarck said that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime and then pass them on to their offspring
How is the theory of natural selection different from Lamarck's theory?
400
An organism imitates an animal
What is Mimicry?
400

Two organisms share a large amount of similar DNA

closely related species

400

This occurs when some elephants in a population migrate into another area and join another population.

Gene flow

500
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
500

The most important advantage an adaptation gives a living thing is to help it to survive in order that it may ____.

reproduce

500

Who developed a theory that states that geologic processes that shaped Earth in the past have stayed the same throughout time?

    Charles Lyell

500

the study of embryos that proves common ancestry

embryology

500

An owl that feeds on certain mice is doing the choosing of who will survive. This is an example of ____.

natural selection