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Vocabulary
Evolution
Origin of Life
Animal Behavior
Anything Goes
100
The physical place where an organism lives.
What is a habitat?
100
The word that means change over time.
What is evolution?
100
The scientist who put broth in glass flasks with curved necks and looked for bacteria.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
100
____________ behaviors are genetic.
What is innate?
100
When an animal blends in with its environment.
What is camouflage?
200
A group of organisms that can reproduce and make fertile offspring.
What is a species?
200
Another way to say "survival of the fittest."
What is natural selection?
200
The idea that Redi and Pasteur disproved.
What is spontaneous generation?
200
An innate behavior that helps an animal find a mate. (Ex: moonwalking bird)
What is a courtship display?
200
Inactivity in winter.
What is hibernation?
300
The role that an organism has in its habitat.
What is a niche?
300
The main types of evidence that support the theory of evolution are fossils, anatomy, embryology, and ______.
What is DNA evidence?
300

The first cells were anaerobic________________ cells.

What is prokaryotic?

300
Moths are attracted to light. This behavior is called _____________ ________________.
What is positive phototaxis?
300
Biological clock that is reset every 24 hours. (Literally means around the day.)
What is a circadian rhythm?
400
A structure that is similar in two organisms because it came from a common ancestor. (Ex: arm bones)
What is a homologous structure?
400
If the DNA or amino acid sequence of 2 animals is very similar, they are closely _________________.
What is related?
400
The two organelles that used to be free-living bacteria.
What are mitochondria and chloroplasts?
400
Pavlov rang a bell when he fed his dogs. Eventually, the dogs salivated when they heard the bell ring, even if there was no food. This is an example of ____________ _____________.
What is classical conditioning?
400
Flowers and humingbirds have helped shape each other's evolution. This is an example of ______________.
What is co-evolution?
500
When a physical barrier (such as a river or mountain chain) divides a population.
What is geographic isolation?
500
When bacteria are exposed to antibiotics, the ____________ bacteria die first while the strong bacteria survive. Over time, this population of bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics.
What is weak?
500
Since the early atmosphere did not contain oxygen, the first cells were ________________. Only later did aerobic cells arise.
What is anaerobic?
500

Ms. Tompkins picks on Mr. Pfirman, Mr. Duncan, and Ms. Nash. Mr. Pfirman picks on Mr. Duncan and Ms. Nash. Ms. Nash only picks on Mr. Duncan. The person at the top of the dominance hierarchy is _____________.

Who is Ms. Tompkins?

500
Biological clocks are advantagous because they ____________ __________________.
What is reduce competition?