classification
How do you write a species name?
Uppercase first letter of first word, second word (species) all lowercase, underline both words
What type of bird did he study?
Finches
Simply put, what is evolution?
Change over time
Define mutation.
A random variation of ones DNA
Why did the horses lose enamel?
Because their environment changed, causing their diet to change as well. This change in diet resulted in horses needing less enamel.
The second taxa level
What is a phylum?
The place Darwin usually studied.
What is the Galapagos Islands?
two different species evolve to get the same traits due to the environment.
If a species suddenly changes its colour, what happened?
a mutation
Why did the DDT not kill all the mosquitoes?
Because they were resistant due to a mutation
2 reasons for classification
To organize and show a relationship
What does survival of the fittest mean?
Organisms with traits most suited for their environment will survive
Divergence
Same type of species get different traits due to environment.
Are most mutations helpful or harmful?
Harmful
Did you touch Mr Wishlow's sleeping cat?
Yes
(it was nice and cold)
(so cute how it slept upside down)
List the 5 kingdoms
animal, plant, fungi, protist and monera
What are Darwin's 5 points?
Overproduction, variation, survival of the fittest, struggle to exist, and origin of new species
Importance of evolution
What allows species to survive?
Do you always know if you have a mutation?
No
What do all mammals' skeletons have in common?
Same bones in the 'hand' (flipper/wing/paw etc)
List the seven taxa levels
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
His first cousin.
Who did Charles Darwin marry and have ten kids with?
Influences of evolution.
Does environment, mutations, and time cause evolution?
Types of mutations.
Insertion, Deletion, Point-Shift, Substitution.
Yes.