Evolution: part 1

Front

Evolution means

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Change over time

Front

Who is the Geologist that said if Earth has changed over time...could life be changing too?

Back

Lyell

Front

Who is the Geologist that said Earth is changing slowly and constantly over time?

Back

Hutton

Front

Who theorized the more an organism uses a trait, the more it develops and will eventually become perfect because it needs to?

Back

Lamarck

Front

Who said that uncontrolled population growth will lead to competition for resources? Options: Hutton, Lyell, Lamarck, Malthus

Back

Malthus

Front

An inherited trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment is called a(n)

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Adaptation

Front

This explains how all life on Earth is related and connected through descendants from a common ancestor and species changing over time.

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Common Descent

Front

What process led to the unique adaptations in different Galapagos Island Tortoises?

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Natural Selection

Front

In the image, which cricket has the best adaptations and highest fitness for this environment? Options: Orange cricket, Green cricket, Purple cricket, Yellow cricket

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Green cricket

Answer explanation

The green cricket is green which helps it blend with the leaves of the plant, this is an adaptation for the cricket in this environment since the "camo" it has will help it evade predators - it has a higher chance of survival and more likely to have offspring.

Front

Which thing is not true about "Survival of the Fittest"?

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The strongest, fastest, smartest, etc. will always survive and reproduce