EVOLUTION STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

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Q 1:When organisms have genetic variations that lead to higher rates of reproduction and survival, this relates to _______ _____________

Answer:

NATURAL SELECTION

Q 2:What is the purpose of OVERPRODUCTION?

Answer:Overproduction helps ensure that some organisms survive and can reproduce to avoid extinction

Q 3:When the same type of bird has different shaped beaks to assist in eating, this is referred to as __________________

ANSWER:Genetic Variation

Q 4:Sometimes the smallest, or slowest animal in a herd is the one who doesn’t survive. What does this relate to according to Darwin?

ANSWER:“Survival of the Fittest”

Q 5:

What is favorable about a lion’s color in the jungle?

ANSWER:

The color is a form of “camouflage” to help with survival

Q 6:True OR False ~Darwin believed that if organisms have the ability to adapt to their environment, these adaptations increase their chances of survival

ANSWER:True ~ Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection

Q 7:We know that whales used to have hind limbs. A) What are

these structures called?

B) How is this possible?

ANSWER:A) Vestigial

Structures

B) The ancestors of whales had hind limbs

Q 8:

Speciation is due to ______________

ANSWER:

Isolation

Q 9:

In the video clip of the study of the cliff swallows, their shortened wing adaptations is an example of _________________________

ANSWER:Artificial Selection

Q 10:Characteristics that can be “seen”, such as hair color are referred to as _____________

ANSWER:

Phenotypes

Q 11:

What are the 4 Principles of Natural Selection?

ANSWER:

1)Adaptation2) Overproduction3) Selection4) Variation

Q 12:Different colored eyes, different shaped fins…are examples of _____________

ANSWER:

Variation

Q 13:

Geographic Isolation can lead to ___________

ANSWER:

Speciation

Q 14:

Which phenotypes give giraffes advantages to survive in their environment?

ANSWER:Long legs, long necks, long tongues

Q 15:

What is biodiversity?

ANSWER:

Biodiversity is a variety of life in a particular area , habitat, ecosystem or in the world

Q 16:

Organisms changing over time is ___________

ANSWER:

Evolution

Q 17: These are similar structures, such as forelimbs, that come from common ancestors but have different functions

ANSWER:

Homologous Structures

Q 18:These structures, such as wings, have similar functions due to the environmental demands within the habitat but do not come from a common ancestor.

ANSWER:

Analogous

Q 19:

This shows similar developmental stages amongst different species (kind of crazy how much we look like rabbits!! :0)

ANSWER:

Embryology

Q 20:

What was Darwin’s most noted evidence to support his Theory of Evolution?

ANSWER:

The different shaped beaks of the finches in the Galapagos Islands

How did you do Lil Darling??? Hopefully u ROCKED IT OUT!!! If not….please go back and TRY AGAIN! Good luck on your TEST….U will do a FABO job!

A day: Th 1/23B day: Fri 1/24Study Session: Wed 1/22 8:00 am