Evolution

Who is Charles Darwin ?

• the ship that many scientists and naturalist traveled upon when making many discoveries about different species

• a famous naturalist who described Natural Selection as the mechanism behind evolution. He traveled around Southeast Asia only making many observations.

• a famous naturalist who was the FIRST to describe Natural Selection as the mechanism behind evolution, from his observations in the Galapagos.

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What is another word for Natural Selection?

• also known as phyletic gradualism

• also known as survival of the fittest

• also known as the Law of Use and Disuse

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In evolution, what does the word fitness mean?

• the ability to workout and exercise without getting fatigued or tired

• the ability of an individual species to survive and reproduce

• the ability of a species to develop and grow a special characteristic or trait over generations

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What was the HMS Beagle?

• the famous ship on which Charles Darwin sailed around the world

• the famous dog which accompanied Charles Darwin on his voyage from 1831-1835

• the name of the book published by Alfred Wallace that described natural selection and evolution

What is adaptation?

• movement of continents relative to one another

• an inherited characteristic that increase an organism's chance of survival in its habitat - can be behavioral or physical

• the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce

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Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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