Evolution
Peppered Moths
Environmental Changes
Vocabulary Words
Miscellaneous
100

Evolution is _____

What is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations?

100

The peppered moth got it's name because_____

What is it is white with black speckles?

100

Environmental change is_______

What is a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes?

100

Major evolutionary changes are____

What is macroevolution?

100

The acronym to remember the stages of mitosis is____

What is "If People Make A's They Cheated"?

(IPMATC)

200

Evolution relies on the process of _____

What is natural selection?

200

They have this pattern on them to______

What is camouflage against the trees?

200

The environmental change that caused black peppered moths to become dominant was______

What is the Industrial Revolution?

200

The branch of biology that deals with the geographic distribution of plants and animals is______

What is Biogeography?

200

The name of your Principal is _____

 What is Mr.Perritt?

300

Things evolve because_____

What is changes in environment?

300

Some of them are almost all black because of_____

What is genetic mutations?

300

True or false. The frequency of traits in a population never changes, even if the environment changes

What is False?

300

Formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

What is Igneous Rock

300

Evolution occurs within ________________

What is populations.

400

In general, the frequency of traits changes over time by_______

What is the way the environment changes over time?

400

Almost all of the mostly white moths almost died out because______

What is the dark moths became better suited to survive in their environment due to environmental change?

400

Environmental change causes_____

What is Evolution?

400

Phylogeny is____

What is a branch of biology that deals with Photosynthesis?

400

The colors of the rainbow are______

What is ROYGBIV?

500

Frequency of traits is______

What is the proportion of certain traits increasing or decreasing in individuals?

500

True or false. The black peppered moths are still dominant today.

What is false?

500

True or false. Flooding is an example of environmental change.

What is true?

500

A basic law of geochronology that states that in any sequence of undisturbed rocks, the youngest is on the top

What is the Law of Superposition?

500

If you have the dominant allele______

What is you have the dominant trait?