Evidence
Natural Selection
Species
Vocab
wild card
100
This is used to determine the relative age of the fossils
What is depth of the rock layer
100
The theory of natural selection was developed by
Who is Charles Darwin
100
a characteristic that allows an organism to fit in better with its environment is called
What is an adaptation
100
When a natural barrier prevents an organism from entering another environment, this is called what
What is geographic isolation
100
Different beaks on birds results from different.....
What is food sources
200

In this film, Tom Hanks's character exclaims, “There’s no crying in baseball!” as he coaches a women’s baseball team during WWII.

A League of Their Own

200
These are the islands where Darwin developed his theory
What are the Galapagos islands
200

This is the main driver of speciation

Isolation

200

The process of organisms within a species becoming a new species

Speciation

200

He was the first President to resign from office, doing so in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.

Nixon

300

This type of organ is one that is no longer used, but served a purpose to the ancestors

What is vestigial 

300
This is the last step of natural selection.
Organisms with beneficial traits will reproduce and pass those traits on.
300

The type of speciation that results from a physical barrier

Allopatric

300

This term describes the variety of life and all the different species on Earth. 

Biodiversity

300

This is the main source of variation for organisms

What is a mutation

400

Structures like human arms and whale flippers have different functions but similar structures, showing common ancestry. These are called this type of structures.

What is homologous 

400

This NHL team, known as the “Original Six,” holds the most Stanley Cup championships.

Montreal Canadiens

400

The type of speciation that results from a new niche being entered

Parapatric

400

Humans have artificially selected traits in dogs to produce various breeds. This is known as this type of selection. 

Selective breeding

400

In natural selection, organisms with traits that help them survive are more likely to do this, ensuring those traits are passed on to the next generation.

Reproduce

500
Studying developmental stages provides this type of evidence
What is embryology
500

This is the first step of natural selection

Overpopulation or lack of resources

500

This type of isolation occurs when two populations develop different courtship rituals that prevent them from mating.

Behavioral isolation

500

This country’s flag is the only one in the world that isn’t rectangular

Nepal

500

Over time, natural selection can lead to the development of new _____ as populations of organisms change and adapt.

Species