Evolution
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
Embryology
“Fitness” refers to an organism’s ability to….
Survive and reproduce
GMO stands for...
Genetically Modified Organism
The scientist who created the ideas of both natural and artificial selection
Charles Darwin
IN 2004, this internet-changing social media platform was created
How do scientists use fossils to support evidence of evolution
Comparing fossils to other fossils or present-day animals to look at similarities and differences. See how an organism has changed over time.
Which of the following is a good inference for why frogs have the adaptation for red spots on their skin? (To be better seen by bigger animals, to mimic poison and scare away predators, To resemble to color of fruits like strawberries and tomatoes)
to mimic poison and scare away predators
Where are GMOs created?
In a lab
A trait that can be passed down to the next generation
Inherited trait
1939 was the start of what war?
WWII
Structures with the same bone structures but have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestor.
Homologous Structures
A trait that an organism gains over its lifetime that cannot be passed down to the next generation
Acquired trait
Which of the following words best matches the definition: The process where humans choose the traits that will be present in the next generation through breeding
Artificial Selection
According to the phylogenetic tree, which two species would have the most similar DNA sequences? A dinosaur and crocodile or a crocodile and rodent?
dinosaur and crocodile
How many bones do sharks have?
0
Structures such as the human tailbone, wisdom teeth and appendix are present but have no use are known as…
Vestigial Structures
Which of the following is NOT one of Darwin’s four steps of Natural Selection; Overproduction, Selection, Migration, Competition
Migration
Is this Artificial Selection or GMO? Corn being cross-bred by a farmer with another corn, both have many kernels to produce an offspring with many kernels
Artificial Selection
Two species who do not share a common ancestor but look similar due to evolving under the same environmental pressures
Convergent evolution
The first Olympics were held in...
Greece (Athens)
Structures that look similar due to convergent evolution (dolphin and shark/ bird and bat) but do not share a common ancestor.
Analogous Structures
Why was Jean Baptiste Lamarck's theory of natural selection incorrect?
Cannot pass down acquired traits, cannot stretch necks to acquire long necks
Is this Artificial Selection or GMO? Corn's DNA being genetically altered in a lab to resist bacteria, pests and herbicides.
GMO
A wooly mammoth and a African elephant share a common ancestor, but over time evolved to look differently.What is this an example of?
Divergent Evolution
Which sport uses the pommel horse?
Gymnastics