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Vocab
True or False
Evolution
Breeding and Selection
Pedigrees
100

an adaptation that enables a species to blend with its environment

What is camouflage 

100

Who wrote " On the origin of species".

Darwin
100

if a island of birds has a change in food source to exclusively hard seeds like acorns, the birds might develop _________to adapt

hard beaks

100
What dose the walking stick Insect use to in its Environment
Mimicry
100

If I have a genotype for a recessive trait, my genotype is:

two small letters

200

a slight difference in an inhabited trait of members of species

what is variation

200
True or False An example of Camouflage is when a caterpillar resembles a snake.
False
200

When an adaptation is not beneficial to it's environment, we refer to that adaptive as...

non-adaptive

200
What kind of animal Did Darwin use for selective breeding
Pigeons
200

In a pedigree, a female is represented by:

a circle

300

a change in the DNA sequence of an organism's genes from the original sequence

what is a mutation?

300

who discovered the idea of natural selection?

Who is Charles Darwin?

300

evidence for Evolution can be found in

the fossil record

300
What do you call the breeding of organisms for desired charateristics
Selective Breeding
300

What information is typically NOT included in a pedigree chart

the age of the person

400

The resemblance of one species to another

 What is Mimicry

400

name one animal Charles Darwin studied

birds, dog breeds, tortoises, etc. 

400

Through this, populations of organisms adapt to their environments

Natural Selection

400
When humans, Instead of nature, selective variation, what did Darwin call this process of selection.
Artificial Selection
400

In a pedigree chart, a shaded shape typically indicates what?

a carrier of a trait

500

the distance between a set of parents and their kids is a

generation

500

True or False The three types of Adaptations are Structural, Behavioral, and Functional.

True

500

Some species blend into their environments through

Camouflage

500
When nature select variation in the evolution process, it is called what?
Natural Selection
500

draw a pedigree chart for a mom and dad with 3 kids

(shape drawn on white board)