What is the gradual change in a species over time?
100
The definition of natural selection
What is the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce?
100
State the definition of a species.
What is a group of organisms that can survive and reproduce FERTILE offspring?
100
State the definition of adaptation.
What is a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce?
100
Can you try to evolve? (in other words, explain if you could grow wings to fly)
What is no because you have to inherit a trait from your parents and you can't inherit something that isn't possible, even with mutations?
200
Name the man who developed the theory of evolution AND where he studied that made him think of it.
Who is Darwin and the Galapagos Islands?
200
The process where more offspring are born than can possibly survive, in the hope that SOME of them survive? (usually found in small organisms)
What is overproduction? (The "Nemo" effect)
200
State what must occur before a species can evolve & become 2 new species.
What is they must be permanently separated?
200
This is where you get your adaptations.
What is from your parents & ancestors / in DNA?
200
These are the pieces of evidence that evolution actually happens.
What is DNA similarities, fossils, and early development?
300
This is why Lamarck's "theory" of evolution about giraffes was incorrect.
What is because if they stretched their necks, they couldn't pass that trait on?
300
Name 3 of the factors that affect natural selection (There are 6 total).
What is overproduction, variation in traits, heritability of traits, competition, selection of fitness, and environmental change?
300
State one way members of a species can get separated to become 2 new species.
What is a multitude of answers.... :)
300
Can individuals adapt? Explain.
No - An adaptation is a characteristic in your DNA that helps you survive. You cannot change your DNA.
300
This is why it is a good thing that there is genetic diversity in a species.
What is because that way, some variations will survive, while others may perish due to environmental changes?
400
People use a branching tree to explain the theory of evolution. Explain why this is used.
What is because we all came from a common ancestor "trunk" which created separate branches, all leading to the current branches which are still growing and changing to this day!?
400
This is how the "fittest" organism is determined.
What is by how many offspring they have that survive / how big their family tree becomes?
400
BESIDES natural disasters, name a way members of a species can be permanently separated.
What is time of day, mating habits, what they're eating, migration patterns, attractiveness, predators, etc.
400
A human's greatest adaptation is this... Also explain WHY.
What is our mind, because we are able to think of inventions to compensate for our lack of other adaptations.
400
This is the Church's stance on evolution.
What is they believe that organisms may have evolved over time based on evidence, but that God is behind it and started it all?
500
State the definition of theory & explain why it is a problem when discussing evolution vs. everyday language.
What is because a theory is a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations, and most people use the word to mean a hypothesis?
500
This is why "survival of the fit-ins" makes more sense than "survival of the fittest" in terms of how most people think of the term.
What is because the ones that fit in best may not always be the strongest or fastest?
500
How has the inbreeding of the dog species gone against how they evolved based on their DNA?
What is the were bred for certain characteristics that no longer fit in with our society AND they develop more diseases due to closeness of genes that were inbred.
500
This adaptation allowed tame wolves to evolve into dogs over thousands of years. Explain how it helped.
What is their lack of fear of humans and ability to scavenge the garbage humans created?
500
This is why the rapid evolution of bacteria affects us.
What is because they have changed over time to become resistant to antibiotics and now we have no medical weapons against them?