Transcript On the Origin of Species - Warren County Public Schools

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What is the formation of 2 or
more species from an existing
species called?
Speciation
What are the two famous
evolution scientists we
discussed?
Lamarck & Darwin
Fitness is the ability of an
organism to
________________ and
______________________?
Survive; Reproduce
Paleontology is the study of
_______________.
Fossils
Where did Darwin travel to on
his expedition?
Galapagos Islands
What species is often
associated with Darwin’s work?
Finches
________________
_____________, or remnants of
organs or structures that had a
function in an earlier ancestor.
Vestigial Structures
What did Darwin notice about
the type of bird that he
observed?
Different beak sizes
A dog had her tail bobbed
shortly after birth. This is an
example of what kind of trait?
Acquired
The difference in the physical
traits of an individual from those
of other individuals in the group
to which it belongs is
____________.
Variation
The separation of populations
by barriers such as rivers,
mountains, or bodies of water is
called _____________.
Geographic Isolation
Body parts that are similar in
structure (have a common
ancestor) but perform different
functions are called
______________________.
Homologous Structures
The idea that each living
species has descended with
changes from other species
over time is called
______________________.
Descent with Modification
Darwin’s concept of evolution
was not influenced by
a. Lamarck
b. observations
c. his trip on the Beagle
d. DNA
d. DNA
The combined genetic information of
all members of a particular population
is the population’s ___________
_____________.
Gene pool
Darwin journeyed to the
Galapagos on the HMS
____________________.
Beagle
When dog breeders breed the
two strongest dogs, this is an
example of __________
______________.
Artificial Selection
What is the name of Charles
Darwin’s work?
On the Origin of Species
When species cannot interbreed
because of mountains or other
barriers, this is
_________________ isolation.
Geographic
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is
also known as “___________ of
the _____________.”
Survival of the Fittest
A mechanism by which
individuals that have inherited
beneficial adaptations produce
more offspring on average than
do other individuals is known as
_____________ ____________
Natural Selection
What is a feature that allows an
organism to better survive in its
environment?
Adaptation
The Galapagos Islands are
located off of the coast of which
country?
Ecuador in South America
Who proposed the theory on the
evolution of acquired
characteristics?
Lamarck
____________ is the change
over time.
Evolution