Theory People
I developed my theory of evolution after my trip on the Beagle to South America.
Who is Charles Darwin
Mutations are caused by changes to which molecule?
What is DNA
This term refers to an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in their environment.
What is fitness
This describes a small change in an organism such as body size or color.
What is microevolution
This best describes what the fossil record is.
I believed that changes happen within an organism's lifetime.
Who is Lamarck
Mutations can happen due to chemicals or radiation. This is refferred to as what?
Environmental damage
I am going to spend the summer breeding bees that will not sting. This would be an example of what process?
Artificial selection
This was likely the first living thing on Earth.
What is a bacterium
This describes major change, which for multicellular organisms can take thousands of years.
What is macroevolution
I created the first classification of living things and my first name is very odd.
Who is Carolus Linnaeus
In the X-Men, Jean Gray love this character.
Who is Cyclops
Sharing 54% of our genes with bananas is evidence of what?
What does the acronym LUCA stand for?
What is Last Universal Common Ancestor
Males developing brightly colored feathers or a dance routine to attract mates refers to what?
What is sexual selection
I grew up poor searching the coast for fossils with my family. I proposed that fossils prove that organisms have gone extinct throughout history.
Who is Mary Anning
This is the effect of most mutations.
What is no effect
Changes in DNA can lead to a different one of these being made.
What are proteins
In our early stages of growth, we look very similar to pigs, turtles, salamanders, and sheep. This is which type of development?
What is embryonic?
Whales have the same general bone structure in their flippers that humans have in their arms (just in different proportions). What do we call this phenomenon?
What are homologous structures?
I primarily studied fossils to come up with my contribution to evolution that the Earth is much older than previously believed.
Who is Charles Lyell
DNA copying errors are caused by a mistake during what?
What is DNA replication
These organelles are proof of which type of endosymbiosis? (Name 2)
What are mitochondria and chloroplasts
This is the name of the tree that shows relationships between organisms.
What is a phylogenic tree
These are the two types of fossils. (Name both)
What are body fossils and trace fossils