Intro to evolution

What is a theory?

• A very well tested idea that explains a fact.

• A guess with no evidence.

• An idea some crazy person thought up.

• A hypothesis.

What is a proposed explanation for a scientific question that can be tested?

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Guess

• Science

Which types of traits are passed down to an animal's offspring?

• Acquired traits

• Practicing basketball

• Environmental traits

• Inherited traits

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What is the process where new species develop because living things inherit beneficial traits from their parents over many generations?

• Adaptation

• Lamarckism

• Magic

• Evolution

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What is the name of the theory that explains evolution?

• Lamarckism

• Natural selection

• Magic

• Super theory

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Why does this leopard have this color pattern?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Warning

• Trying to attract a mate

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Why does this gray tree frog have this color pattern?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Finding a mate

• Warning

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Why does this cricket have this color pattern to look like a leaf?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Trying to attract a mate

• Warning

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Why does this bird have this flashy color pattern?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Finding a mate

• Warning

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Who came up with the theory of natural selection?

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Dr. Peyser

• LeBron James

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