Charles Lyell proposed theory of Uniformitarianism.

Who said changes are adaptations to the environment acquired in an organism’s lifetime?

Wallace said that organisms evolved from common ancestors.

The DNA of your brain cells and your blood cells are

Which of the following evidence does not support the idea that RNA came before DNA

Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

Blue catfish are going extinct. A dam in a lake full of blue catfish bursts due to poor engineering and kills some of the blue catfish. This is an example of:

Green rhinocerous beetles are some of the biggest beetles to exist on Earth. A green rhinocerous beetle leaves its group and wonders over to another group that only has red rhinocerous beetles and mates with the red beetles. This is an example of:

Process in which traits become more/less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce

A random and permanent change to a gene

Mutations happen

Why is it beneficial for a species to have varying traits?

Traits become more common in a population when it increases the probability of

What type of selection is pictured here?

What type of selection is pictured here?

A lizard population lives in a very rocky area consisting of black rocks and white rocks. Black lizards can hide from predators by living on black rocks, and white lizards can hide from predators by living on white rocks. The intermediate grey colored lizard is found in fewer numbers because of its inability to hide from predators in this environment.

During the ice ages, the black bears of Europe increased in size.

In a population of field mice, coat color ranges from light tan to dark brown. Medium brown mice are found in greater abundance due to their ability to blend in with their surroundings.

A population of Madagascar hissing cockroaches lives in a woodpile. It suffers predation from lizards. The lizards are unable to eat the very largest adult cockroaches, and instead prey upon small and medium sized adults. Eventually, the population of cockroaches has more large members overall.

In a particular species of cactus, the number of spines on the stem determines their ability to survive and reproduce. A plant with too few spines is often eaten by thirsty herbivores. A plant with too many spines is often invaded by parasitic insects because the insects lay eggs at the base of the spines. Cacti plants with an average number of spines thrive in the environment.

Whales and dolphins both descended from a dog-like creature. What would we call the dog-like creature?

When nature "selects" a variation, that means that the trait:

Mutations are a change in what?

A lizard population lives in a very rocky area consisting of black rocks and white rocks. Black lizards can hide from predators by living on black rocks, and white lizards can hide from predators by living on white rocks. The intermediate grey colored lizard is found in fewer numbers because of its inability to hide from predators in this environment.

During the ice ages, the black bears of Europe increased in size.

A particular bird species lays an average of 4 eggs per nesting season. If more than four eggs are produced, the parents may not be able to feed the hatchlings. If less than 4 eggs are produced, there is an increased risk that predators will take all the young that have been produced.

In Darwin’s finches, beak size affects the mating call by changing the sound of the song. Birds with a medium sized beak attract fewer mates due to the unpopularity of their mating call.

A particular environment experienced high rainfall over several seasons. During these wet years, small seeds were much more common than large seeds. Finches with smaller beaks thrived, and produced more offspring than finches with larger beaks.

In a particular species of cactus, the number of spines on the stem determines their ability to survive and reproduce. A plant with too few spines is often eaten by thirsty herbivores. A plant with too many spines is often invaded by parasitic insects because the insects lay eggs at the base of the spines. Cacti plants with an average number of spines thrive in the environment.

A bat wing and a butterfly wing are both used for flying but they are made differently. What type of structure is this?

A human arm and a whale fin have similar bone structure but the whale fin is used for swimming and the arm is used for reaching and grabbing. What type of structures are these?

When comparing the DNA of two different organisms, the more differences in the DNA base pairs the more-

Which of the pictures above would be examples of homologous structures? (pick 2)

What type of evidence is shown with the diagram above?

The similarities of bone structure in the diagram provide evidence of what?

Which of the following is the correct definition of natural selection?

Which scientist is considered the father of evolution?

Individuals undergo evolution.

To adjust to a changing environment via behavioral changes and not genetic changes

A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation

Orcas occur in the same habitat but some are avoiding each other and do not interbreed. They have different diets, vocal behavior, and social structures. What type of speciation is this?

The emergence of a mountain range is an event that would lead to _______________ speciation

Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

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

Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...

This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.

In the model are rock strata and fossils. The fish fossil is in the first layer of the rock strata, is this the youngest or oldest fossil in these rock strata layers?

Where do adaptations come from?

Mutations are important because they bring about

Why is competition important for natural selection?

The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

By what mechanism did the anoles on Puerto Rico diverge to occupy species specific niches?

Each successive generation of gazelles and cheetahs becoming progressively faster is an example of ?

The yucca moth depends on the small soap weed for food, and the small soap weed is only pollinated by the yucca moth. This is an example of

individuals with alleles for an extreme type are more likely to survive and reproduce

the selection pressure favors the extreme phenotypes, dividing the population into 2 distinct groups

Individuals with intermediate traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

Tall kelp have a distinct advantage over shorter kelp in receiving needed sunlight in their ocean environment

Aspen trees that are over 25 m tend to blow over in high winds; aspen that are under 15 m don't get enough sun

male elk use their antlers and size to compete with each other for the ability to mate with female elk

snails with a forward spiral and snails with a backward spiral have an advantage in their environment

Which of the following are not evidence of evolution?

The fossils found closer to the surface of the ground are generally -

A bat wing and a butterfly wing are both used for flying but they are made differently. What type of structure is this?

A human arm and a whale fin have similar bone structure but the whale fin is used for swimming and the arm is used for reaching and grabbing. What type of structures are these?

When comparing the DNA of two different organisms, the more differences in the DNA base pairs the more-

The human appendix and tail bone are both examples of a ______ structure.

The moth wing and the bat wing are example of _____ structures.

Which of the pictures above would be examples of homologous structures?

What type of evidence is shown with the diagram above?

What is the most reliable source of evidences that is used to prove relativity of different organisms?

For 25 years, farmers have used a common weed killer called Roundup to prevent weeds from growing in their fields. Recently, farmers have discovered more and more weeds growing among their crops despite spraying the fields with Roundup. What is the likely explanation for this?

The similarities of bone structure in the diagram provide evidence of what?

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

Which of these is not an example of a vestigial structure?

The picture below shows the forelimbs of three different organisms: a bat, a bird, and a horse. All of these animals originally are descended from a common ancestor. What is most likely responsible for the changes that occurred to form distinctly different organisms over millions of years?

Which is NOT evidence for evolution?

What conclusion can you draw from the fact that many modern whale species have vestigial pelvic and leg bones?

Is the preserved remains or impressions of ancient organisms in which scientists use to learn about the evolutionary history of species.

The similarities and differences between genomes or complete set of genetic information confirms patterns of evolution.

The fossil of the archaeopteryx suggests that...

Biological fitness is defined as __________.

What do we call a change in a species over time?

Process when breeders select individuals that have desirable traits that can be inherited by offspring

Individuals that have traits that allow them to survive in their environment and pass those traits to their offspring is called:

Pattern of macroevolution when species living in similar environments evolve similar adaptations:

Pattern of macroevolution when two or more species that live in close contact may affect how each species evolves:

This diagram is called a:

Charles Darwin came up with this theory

The same species lives in the same area and have different appearances. What term can be used to describe this?

Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

Recently, scientists have been able to use ___________to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

What is the closest relative of humans shown in this diagram?

Which species are extinct? (Check all that apply.)

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the parrot?

Which species has gone extinct?

Which of the following describe Darwin's theories of evolution?

Scientist(s) who believed that Earth was shaped by geological forces and that Earth was millions of years old

In what major way did Darwin's ideas diverge from Lamarck's?

Which of these animals contributed a lot of data to Darwin's work?

Which of these would be a Darwinian explanation for why giraffes changed over time?

What does evolutionary FITNESS refer to?