Evolution Jeopardy Charles DarwinKey Terms Evidence 4 Evolution Get the PictureAnything Goes
Darwin sailed around the world on a boat called
What is the HMS Beagle
During his travels, Darwin noticed this structural adaptation of finches
What is the beaks of finches
Darwin did not originally attend university to study science, it was this occupation that he first intended to make his career
What is a doctor/surgeon
If more individuals are born than can survive, what must there be for food and living space
What is competition
Although this was discovered by an Austrian during his lifetime, Darwin did not have an understanding of this.
What is an understanding of Genetics/DNA
How well an organism survives and successfully reproduces
What is fitness
Structures shared by related species and have been inherited by a common ancestor
What are homologous structures
This type of trait would be the result of “use,” like when a giraffe creates a longer neck for himself
What is an acquired trait
This process occurs when a farmer breeds only his best livestock
What is artificial selection
This is the maximum number of a particular species that can survive in a given environment, depending on limiting factors
What is carrying capacity
Organisms that have similar genetic makeups descend from this
What is a common ancestor
The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment
What is natural selection
These are the differences observed within a particular species
What is variation
3.6 Billion years ago, this organism was thought to be the first life on Earth
What is a prokaryote / bacteria
This is the preserved evidence of life from the past, such as the impressions and remains of animals or plants, that show a glimpse of our evolutionary timeline.
What are fossils
DAILY DOUBLE
What is an analogous structure
What is evolution
What is the Galapagos Island
What is camouflage, an adaptation
What is a vestigial structure
Said organisms acquire traits during their lifetime and pass them on to their offspring
Who is Jean-Babtiste Lamarck
Realized that more humans were being born then dying
Who is Malthus
The principle that helps explain why birds and reptiles share a number of inherited characteristics
What is principle of common descent
Lamarck proposed that organisms have an inner drive toward __________ that is linked to their environment
What is perfection
A group of living things that share similar characteristics; they can mate and reproduce fertile offspring
What is a species
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Darwin’s scientific ideas were published in a book titled
What is: “On the Origin of Species”