Darwin's Theories
Bacteria I
Bacteria II
Interpreting a Graph
100
Change in an organism over time.
What is Evolution?
100
A change in the DNA that can be inherited; can lead to traits that increase fitness.
What is a Mutation?
100
Viruses are different from bacteria because ____ are alive.
What is Bacteria?
100
According to the graph, which moth was most successful?
What are Black Moths?
200
The process by which organisms best suited to their environment can reproduce successfully.
What is Natural Selection?
200
At least one kind of antibiotic does not work to kill the bacteria.
What is Antibiotic Resistance?
200
Needs a host in order to survive.
What is a Virus?
200
Which animal is most closely related to the elephant?
What is a Kangaroo?
300
Similar physical structures that serve different functions.
What are Homologous Structures?
300
No antibiotics work to kill the bacteria.
What is Pan-Resistance?
300
An organism of microscopic size; you need a microscope to see it.
What is a microbe?
300
Which animal is least closely related to the elephant?
What is an Angel Fish?
400
An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms' chance for survival.
What is Adaptation?
400
More likely to be harmed by a bacteria.
What is Susceptibility?
400
Causing an illness or disease.
What is Pathogenic?
400
By looking at the graph, how do we see Natural Selection at work?
- Black moths increase because they are better adapted to their environment.
500
The process where members of a species become more and more different, eventually resulting in two or more new species.
What is Divergent Evolution?
500
Bacteria reproduce asexually through this process.
What is Binary Fission?
500
The circular zone around the antibiotic where bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.
What is Zone of Inhibition?
500
What traits separate the elephant from the crocodile?
What are hair, mammary glands, and hair?