Evolution Notes

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What do you know about evolution?

Match

Match the word to the definition

• Converge

• Diverge

• Co-

To move together

To move apart

Working together

• To move together

• To move apart

• Working together

Open Ended

Give another example of divergent evolution

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Give another example of coevolution

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Give another example of convergent evolution

Multiple Choice

W was the name of Darwin's book?

• On the Origin of Species

• Species Evolution

• HMS Beagle

• The Adventures of Species

Multiple Choice

Where did Darwin do most of his reearch?

• Africa

• The Galapagos Islands

• South America

• Hawaii

Categorize

Options (11)

Large teeth and claws

Butterfly migration to South America

Poison production

Cleaner shrimp cleaning the teeth of a shark for food

The polar bear's white fur helps it blend into snowy environments for hunting. 

Giraffes have long necks to reach high leaves for food. 

Bears, hedgehogs, and other animals sleep through the winter months in order to conserve energy.

Desert animals are often nocturnal to avoid the extreme heat of the day

Snakes have venom to subdue prey and defend themselves

Animals like polar bears shed their fur to adapt to warmer temperatures during the summer

Oxen and birds. Birds eat the flies that bother the ox and ox scare off predators of the bird.

Match the adaptation to the type

Structural

Behavioral

Physiological

Ecological

Open Ended

Describe variation and overproduction

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Describe adaptation and descent with modification

Multiple Choice

Which would be more fit to live in a tropical rainforest?

• A tree frog with sticky toe pads and bright coloration for camouflage and predator warning.

• A camel with a hump that stores fat for surviving in arid conditions.

• A prairie dog with strong claws for burrowing and a diet consisting mainly of grass and roots.

• A penguin with dense feathers and a streamlined body for swimming in cold waters.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes biological fitness in an evolutionary sense?

• An organism's ability to run faster than its predators.

• An organism's strength and size compared to others in its population.

• An organism's ability to survive and reproduce, passing on its genes to the next generation.

• An organism's intelligence and ability to learn new behaviors.

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Describe genetic drift in your own words:

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about genetic drift?

• It has a stronger effect on small populations than large ones

• It always increases genetic diversity

• It only occurs in plants, not animals

• It ensures that only the fittest organisms survive

Multiple Choice

What is the bottleneck effect?

• A process where only the strongest individuals survive in a population

• A sudden reduction in population size due to an event, leading to a loss of genetic diversity

• A gradual change in species over time due to natural selection

• A type of mutation that increases genetic variation in a population

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could cause a bottleneck effect?

• A disease wiping out most of a population

• A few individuals migrating to a new location

• A population growing too large for its environment

• A species developing a new beneficial trait

Multiple Choice

What is the founder effect?

• A random change in allele frequencies due to individuals starting a new population in a different location

• The process where only the fittest organisms survive and reproduce

• A situation where new species evolve due to environmental pressures

• The recovery of a population after a drastic decrease in numbers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations is an example of the founder effect?

• A flood kills most of a deer population, leaving only a few survivors

• A few birds get blown by a storm to a distant island, where they start a new population

• A predator hunts the slowest members of a rabbit population, leading to faster rabbits over generations

• A population of wolves grows larger due to an abundance of food

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Which type of evidence for evolution do YOU believe to be the most important and why?

Which do you think is the least important and why?

Categorize

Options (8)

Butterfly wings and bird wings

Dolphin fins and shark fins

Grasshopper legs and rabbit legs

Human arm and bat wing

Leaves of an oak tree and leaves of a pine tree

Human appendix

Wisdom teeth

Pelvic bones in whales

Match the structure with the category it would fall under.

Analogous

Homologous

Vestigial

Open Ended

How is artificial selection different than natural selection. Give examples of both.