What is natural selection?
Survival of the fittest
What is evolution?
The best traits succeed.
What is a mutation?
A random change to the DNA
What type of selection are humans involved with?
Artificial
They all look alike
When did Darwin come up with natural selection?
1859
What is an example of evolution?
The white moth becoming the black moth.
Who let the dogs out?
Baha Men
What type of selections does natural disasters cause?
Disruptive
What do all of these embryos have?
Gill slots
What was the name of the Islands Darwin traveled to?
The Galapagos
Is evolution caused by mutations?
Yes.
Who invented Calculus?
Isaac Newton
What type of selection do peacocks go through?
Sexual
An organism in early stages of development?
What species did Darwin study?
Are mutations random?
Yes.
What hemisphere are the Galapagos islands in?
They are in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere
What type of selection involves phenotypes?
Directional
How old are embryos?
10-13 weeks old
Who is the scientist that came up with natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Can evolution always be good?
No, some populations become extinct.
What is speciation?
When a species can no longer breed with the original.
What type of selections do dogs go through?
Artificial
Does an embryo have a brain?