Transcript 040113 - Cobb Learning

Warm-Up:4/1
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1. Why are the beak sizes and shapes of Darwin’s finches
different?
a. They had different ancestors
b. They adapted to the types of predators
c. They adapted to the type of food available
d. They crossbred with different bird species
2. A change in the genetic makeup, appearance, and
behaviors of a species over time is called
a. Adaptation
c. Natural selection
b. Evolution
d. Survival of the fittest
Warm-Up: 4/2
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In a field of sunflowers, the heights of plants vary. Birds
first eat the seeds from the tallest plants. If this
eating pattern continues season after season, what
should we expect to happen to sunflowers over time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They will get shorter
They will become extinct
They will reproduce asexually
They will stop producing seeds
Warm-Up:4/3
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The above image shows four different finches that Charles
Darwin found while on the Galapagos Islands. This
information led Darwin to develop the idea that organisms
change or evolve over time. Which of these would best
describe what Darwin saw as the MAJOR differences
between these finches?
a. They all ate different food
b. They all lived in different areas
c. Only their beak size was different,
but they lived together and ate similar foods
d. Both where they lived and what they ate were different.
Warm-Up: 4/4
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1. An organism is made up of only one,
eukaryotic cell. It is heterotrophic and its cell
wall contains cellulose.
In what
Kingdom would you classify this organism?
2. Bacteria are used for which of the
following:
(name all possibilities)
a. making certain foods
b. making antibiotics
c. preserving fruit
d. cleaning up oil spills
Warm-Up: 4/5
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1. Bacteria are important to the planet as:
(name all that apply)
a. decomposers
b. processors of nitrogen
c. makers of medicine
2. Some people have digestive problems after they take a
course of antibiotics. Why do you think this happens?