Fossils
Natural Selection
Evolution
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100

What type of fossil preserves entire animals (spiders, insects) when they are trapped in tree sap that hardens.

Amber Fossil

100
Describe an example of "Competition" 

Lions fighting for food 

100

What is the gradual change in a species over time called? 

Evolution 

100

Is the colour of our deoxygenated blood actually blue 

No 

100

List an example of selective breeding

Dogs


Horses 

200

What type of fossil shows evidence of an animal's activities throughout their life? 

Trace Fossil 

200

What is a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring called? 

A species 

200

Give one example of selective breeding 

1) Dogs 

2) Horses 

3) Etc... 

200

What colour skin does a polar bear have 

Black 

200

List 2 embryos that are similar to a human embryo 

Chicken, fish, reptile, bird, 

300

A mold fossil is: 

A) where an animal or plant was buried in mud or soft soil and decayed away, leaving behind an impression of their bodies, leaves, or flowers.

B) formed when these impressions are filled with other types of sediment that form rocks, which take the place of the animal or plant.

A) where an animal or plant was buried in mud or soft soil and decayed away, leaving behind an impression of their bodies, leaves, or flowers.

300

List examples of different ways that natural selection can occur other than selective pressures: 

1. Overproduction 

2.  Variation 

3. Competition 

4. Selection 

300

What type of evolution is the formation of new species evolving from a shared ancestral species 

Divergent evolution

300

What is a polar bear cross grizzly bear called

A grolar or a pizzly bear
300
True or false: humans can be born with tails

True

400

What is a natural clocklike process in rocks, to learn a rock’s absolute age, or its age in years?

Radioactive decay 

400

List 3 examples of natural selection we discussed in class

Giraffes reaching for food, Finches, Peppered Moths

400

What is an example of Convergent evolution? 

Sharks and Dolphins 

Bats/Birds

400

What marine animal set a "trend" to wear salmons as a hat 

Orcas
400

List two physical characteristics of a horse that changed over time 

Hooves, Skull, teeth 


500

How many years is it before something is classified as a fossil?

10,000

500

Identify the different letters of the acronym PANDA in PANDA PAW in relation to selection pressures 

P: Predators 

A: Availability of resources 

N: Nutrient Supply 

D: Disease/pathogenic spread 

A: Accumulation of waste

500

List 1 Extinct animal and 1 animal that has evolved to suit the changing environment 

Extinct: Tasmanian Tiger

Evolved: Finches, Horses 

500

What is the loudest animal in the world? 

Pistol Shrimp or sperm whale

500

Why is the fossil of Archaeopteryx of importance to scientists?

A fossil that showed the transition between non-avian dinosaurs and birds - This fossil confirmed the origin of birds from dinosaurs