Natural selection
What is the scientific word that we use for "characteristic"?
Trait
What is an inherited trait that helps an individual survive?
An adaptation
Which fossils are the oldest?
Trilobite and brachiopod
Which type of plant is most similar to the Psilotum?
Fern
If a trait is passed down from parent to offspring, it is what?
Inherited
If a moth lives in trees covered by black soot, what adaptation will help it survive?
Black wing color
Which fossils are the youngest?
Pelecypod, shark's tooth, and ichthyosaur
What do only Oak and Yew have in common?
Tree and seeds
What is a random change in DNA?
A mutation
Which is better adapted to live on sand, a mouse with light fur or dark fur and why?
Light fur color because it is able to camouflage/blend in
Which layer has the least diversity? (oldest = 1, youngest = 8)
1
How are the Lepidodendron and Clubmoss different?
Lepidodendron is a tree
Who was scientist that developed the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Which is better adapted to live through a drought, a big beak find or a small beak finch and why?
Big beaks because when all of the small seeds die off in the drought, the big beak finches will be able to crack open the bigger, harder seeds that are left
Which is older, graptolite or gastropod?
Graptolite
Which two plants are least like the others?
Lepidodendron and Clubmoss
What is the process by which individuals with the traits best suited for their environments survive and reproduce?
Natural selection
A mutation
Did the forminifers go extinct? If so, in which layer? (oldest = 1, youngest = 8)
Yes, layer 7
What are all of the things that Psilotum and Fern have in common?
True leaves