Natural Selection
Evidence
Voyage
Finches
HodgePodge
100
N. S. can cause the spread of advantageous adaptions in a population, true or false.
What is true.
100
The similarities in DNA and proteins is this kind of evidence
What is Biochemistry.
100
The naturalist who set sail on a collecting and mapping expedition.
Who is Charles Darwin.
100
According to Darwin, the finches he studied had different shaped beaks. What was the conclusion about finches.
What is a common ancestor.
100
A vestigial structure is.
What is a structure that is not needed anymore.
200
Structural similarities of whales and humans indicate.
What is a common ancestor.
200
Similarities in bone structure.
What is comparative anatomy.
200
How many years did Darwin study evolution after returning from England, 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years
What is 20 years.
200
Finches also varied by what other traits.
What is nesting sites and eating habits.
200
When evolution occurs at a slow rate.
What is gradualism.
300
The type of evidence from homologous structures in mature organisms.
What is comparative anatomy.
300
Similarities in early embryos stages in development.
What is comparative embryology.
300
The name of the ship that sailed the expedition.
What is the H.M.S. Beagle.
300
One finch used this to pry out insects.
What is a twig.
300
A change in a species of time is.
What is evolution.
400
Is genetic variation important in natural selection. True or false.
What is true.
400
Cell organelles are structurally and functionally similar.
What is comparative cytology.
400
The name of the Island the Beagle traveled to on its journey.
What is Galapagos Islands
400
What are some ways the population of finches decreased.
What is disease and predators.
400
A species that has disappeared permanently is said to become.
What is extinct.
500
Bonus: What is the primary goal of prokaryotes, to breakdown __________? (bacteria.... what kind of matter?)
What is organic matter.
500
Intact organism preserved or imprints of organism found in sedimentary rock.
What are fossils.
500
The number of years Darwin sailed on the Beagle
What is 5 years.
500
Divergent evolution is the result when this happens. (Coming from)
What is being separated on different islands.
500
The process by which organism with traits well suited to an environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate than organisms less suited for the environment.
What is natural selection