Darwin's Voyage
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Adaptations
Define That Word!
100

What was Darwin's first name?

Charles

100

Who came up with the theory of natural selection?

Charles Darwin

100

True or False 

Genetic engineering involves the transfer of genes from one organism to another

True

100

Double Jeopardy!

What is an inherited behavior or physical change that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment?

An adaptation

100

a trait or characteristic that allows an animal to survive to reproduce in its environment

adaptation

200

What was the name of Darwin's ship?

HMS Beagle 

200

True or False

organisms who are well adapted to their environment will survive to reproduce

True

200

Double Jeopardy!!

What is it called when desirable traits are increased by selecting them, not naturally through the environment?

Artificial Selection

200

What adaptation did Darwin notice in the different finch species?

Different beaks
200

this technique is used to increase desirable traits in domesticated animals through breeding

Artificial selection OR selective breeding 

300

Where did Darwin voyage to?

The Galapagos Island

300

In order for organisms to have high fitness, they must be able to survive in their environment and ________________.

Reproduce

300

Humans breeding two species of lizards because they like their color variation is an example of...?

1. Natural Selection

2. Artificial Selection

3. Genetic Engineering

Artificial Selection

300

List an adaptation of polar bears.

Teacher discretion 

300

many varieties of something

variation

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! 

What is the name of the book Darwin wrote?

"On the Origins of Species"

400

Plants and animals that survive in their environment reproduce and pass on their genes. 

In their turn, their offspring that survive will reproduce and pass on their genes. 

What is this idea called?

Natural Selection

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

The intentional reproduction of individuals in a population that have desirable traits. 


Is this an example of selective breeding or genetic engineering?

Selective breeding

400

Name this Adaptation

A type of adaptation that allows an animal's color or pattern to blend into its surroundings



Camouflage

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

this word refers to how well an organism is adapted to survive and reproduce in its environment 

fitness

500

How long did Darwin's voyage last?

5 years

500

How do mutations affect natural selection and the process of evolution?

a. by increasing gene transfer

b. by changing the environment

c. by decreasing variations

d. by changing fitness

d

500

Farmers raise corn that has been made virus-resistant by adding a gene from the teosinte weed 

Is this an example of selective breeding or genetic engineering?

Genetic engineering

500

Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called? 

Think when the birds fly south!!

Migration

500

a random change in a gene

mutation