front 1 Who created the theory of evolution? | back 1 Charles Darwin |
front 2 What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on? | back 2 HMS Beagle |
front 3 Which Island did Charles Darwin travel to? | back 3 Galapagos |
front 4 What does evolution mean? | back 4 To change and adapt over time |
front 5 What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands? | back 5 Finches |
front 6 What is the title of Charles Darwin's famous book? | back 6 On the origin of species |
front 7 For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived? | back 7 Through natural selection |
front 8 What is survival of the fittest? | back 8 It is where the organisms fittest DON'T die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes |
front 9 What is natural selection? | back 9 Those best suited to demands of environment survive |
front 10 A species is a group of similar organisms that... | back 10 can mate with each other and produce offspring |
front 11 A difference between members of the same species are called... | back 11 variations |
front 12 How does natural selection lead to evolution? | back 12 Helpful variations are passed on and accumulate among the surviving members of the species |
front 13 Which term refers to similar structures that species have inherited from a common ancestor? | back 13 homologous structures |
front 14 A trait that helps an organism to survive and reproduce is called a(n)... | back 14 adaptation |
front 15 Scientists have inferred that species with similar traits had a common... | back 15 ancestor |
front 16 Which of the following best describes a fossil? | back 16 The preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism. |
front 17 What did Darwin observe about the finches in the Galapagos island? | back 17 Their beaks were adaptions related to the foods the finches ate. |
front 18 Only the organisms with a desired trait or characteristic are bred in... | back 18 Artificial Selection |
front 19 Select the 3 factors that Darwin identified that lead to Natural Selection | back 19 variation overproduction competition |
front 20 Which of the following BEST describes a scientific theory? | back 20 A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is based on a body of evidence. |
front 21 Which of the following defines artificial selection? | back 21 The deliberate breeding of plants or animals by humans for desirable traits. |
front 22 Changes in the organisms _____________ can result in the adaptation of organisms through natural selection. | back 22 environment |
front 23 Which of the following represents one of the four types of evidence used to support the theory of evolution? | back 23 Fossil records |
front 24 TRUE OR FALSE: DNA has been used to show how closely two species are related? | back 24 TRUE |
front 25 In nature, how are new species typically formed? | back 25 They become isolated from the rest of its species for long periods of time. |
front 26 What best describes gradualism in the context of evolutionary theory? | back 26 Gradual accumulation of small changes over extended periods. |
front 27 What defines punctuated equilibrium in evolutionary theory? | back 27 Animals stay mostly the same for a long time, then quickly change. |
front 28 What does the term "adaptation" refer to in evolution? | back 28 Traits that help organisms survive and reproduce in their environment. |
front 29 What did Charles darwin think about natural selection? | back 29 organisms with better traits for their environment will survive and reproduce |
front 30 What is another name for natural selection? | back 30 survival of the fittest |