Transcript Evolution Review Game

Evolution Review Game
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• Darwin observed many different species of finches on
the Galapagos Islands. What did Darwin conclude about
the finches?
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• Define evolution.
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• Why did the population of peppered moths in England
change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?
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• Modern whales developed their traits through natural
selection. What occurs during the process of natural
selection?
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• What adaptation is best for the snowy tundra?
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• What is the main problem with carbon dating?
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• What type of rock do most fossils form in?
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• What does the fossil record tell scientists?
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• Darwin observed and recorded data about many species
of finches. According to Darwin, how did the food
source on each island affect how the birds evolved?
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• One theory suggests that giant wooly mammoths became
extinct when the ice age ended and the climate became
warmer. Why might this environmental change have led
to their extinction?
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• Organisms with the most beneficial/useful traits live long
lives and reproduce. What is this theory called?
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• In a population of codfish, a scientist notes that some
fish have larger or smaller fins than others. These
differences among the traits of organisms in a population
are known as:
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• What is the importance of DNA in the human body?
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• During “Who Wants to Live a Million Years” we found
that our population increased its chance of survival if we
increased…
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• In our bird beak lab, how did the different tools
demonstrate adaptation?
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• A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is
called a(n)…
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• During our “camouflage chameleons” activity,
camouflaging the chameleons helped them to:
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• Darwin’s idea about how evolution occurs is called…
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• Whales are closely related to…
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• Organisms evolve due to changes in their DNA called …
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• During our Funky Monkey activity, what controlled
whether or not the Funky Monkey survived?
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• Similar structures that are inherited from a common
ancestor are called…
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• The evolutionary history of the Earth and its fossil
record is incomplete because…