Evolution Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

Pick me! Changes All About Life Terms and Conditions 10 20 30 40

Question 1 - 10 If nature picks you to survive and reproduce, you have benefitted from what process?

Answer 1 – 10 Natural Selection

Question 1 - 20 Before the Industrial Revolution, peppered moths that were light colored and speckled were more likely to survive and reproduce. Why?

Answer 1 – 20 They were camouflaged against the tree where they slept.

Question 1 - 30 You might survive, but not reproduce, if you are a bird with . . .

Answer 1 – 30 Dull coloring

Question 1 - 40 Which male elephants were “chosen” by hunters?

Answer 1 – 40 The ones with tusks

Question 2 - 10 Changes occur in populations when better adapted organisms survive and ________.

Answer 2 – 10 Reproduce

Question 2 - 20 What is the term for change that happens to populations over time?

Answer 2 – 20 Evolution

Question 2 - 30 As you dig through fossil layers, the age of the fossils changes. Where are the oldest ones?

Answer 2 – 30 Deeper down

Question 2 - 40 Sometimes organisms learn or develop traits over their lifetimes. What are these traits called?

Answer 2 – 40 Acquired traits

Question 3 - 10 If 2 organisms can mate and produce fertile offspring, then the 2 organisms are part of the same . . . .

Answer 3 – 10 Species

Question 3 - 20 The finches on the Galapagos Islands were similar to, but not exactly the same as, the finches in what country?

Answer 3 – 20 Ecuador

Question 3 - 30 The remains or imprints of something that was once alive is called a . . . .

Answer 3 – 30 fossil

Question 3 - 40 How could DNA indicate a common ancestor between 2 different species?

Answer 3 – 40 If the 2 species share a lot of DNA, then they might have a common ancestor.

Question 4 - 10 Any physical or behavioral characteristic which helps an organism survive in its environment is an . . .

Answer 4 – 10 Adaptation

Question 4 - 20 What is the word for an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment?

Answer 4 – 20 Fitness

Question 4 - 30 Changes within a species are called . . . . . , but changes that make a new species are called . . . . .

Answer 4 – 30 Variation, speciation

Question 4 - 40 What type of speciation occurs because of mountains, rivers, oceans, etc.?

Answer 4 – 40 Geographic speciation