QUEST CHECKS EVOLUTION sda

VESTIGIAL ORGAN A structure in an organism that is no longer useful to that organism. Examples – pelvis bone in a whale, tailbone in humans

QUEST CHECK Which of the following was NOT an observation that Darwin made on the Galapagos Islands? Remains of ancient organisms Diversity of living things Light and dark colored peppered moths Characteristics of organisms of the Galapagos Islands Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK Which of the following was NOT an observation that Darwin made on the Galapagos Islands? Remains of ancient organisms Diversity of living things Light and dark colored peppered moths Characteristics of organisms of the Galapagos Islands Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK What advantage do large claws give to the iguanas on the Galapagos Islands? Charles Darwin

THEY ARE ABLE TO GRIP SLIPPERY ROCKS QUEST CHECK What advantage do large claws give to the iguanas on the Galapagos Islands? THEY ARE ABLE TO GRIP SLIPPERY ROCKS Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK What do scientists call large claws, for example, if the trait helps an organism to survive and reproduce? Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK What do scientists call large claws, for example, if the trait helps an organism to survive and reproduce? ADAPTATION Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK Name a variation that occurs in humans. Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK Name a variation that occurs in humans. EYE COLOR HAIR COLOR HEIGHT Charles Darwin

QUEST CHECK Describe how these finches are adapted to their environments.

QUEST CHECK Describe how these finches are adapted to their environments. BEAK SIZE IS ADAPTED TO TYPE OF FOOD

Light and dark peppered moths QUEST CHECK The population of dark colored peppered moths is greater than the population of light colored moths in this environment because the dark moth is better adapted to survive and reproduce. What is this called? Light and dark peppered moths

Light and dark peppered moths QUEST CHECK The population of dark colored peppered moths is greater than the population of light colored moths in this environment because the dark moth is better adapted to survive and reproduce. What is this called? NATURAL SELECTION Light and dark peppered moths

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 1.

DISRUPTIVE COLORATION QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 1. DISRUPTIVE COLORATION

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 2.

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 2. WARNING COLORATION

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 3.

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 3. MIMICRY

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 4.

QUEST CHECK What type of adaptive strategy does this picture demonstrate? 4. CAMOUFLAGE

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 5.

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 5. ESCAPING PREDATORS

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 6.

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 6. SEED DISPERSAL

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 7.

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 7. COPING WITH CLIMATE

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 8.

OBTAINING FOOD AND WATER QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 8. OBTAINING FOOD AND WATER

QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 9.

FINDING A MATE/REPRODUCTION QUEST CHECK With what type of situation does this adaptation help? 9. FINDING A MATE/REPRODUCTION

Which fossil is older? How do you know? Fossil B Fossil A

Which fossil is older? How do you know? Fossil B Fossil A Fossil A because it is found lower in the rock layers.

Which fossil is older? How do you know? Fossil B RELATIVE DATING Fossil A Fossil A because it is found lower in the rock layers.

If you wanted to know the exact age of Fossil B, what would you do? Fossil A

If you wanted to know the exact age of Fossil B, what would you do? Fossil A Use radioactive dating

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) What are 2 pieces of evidence that could have been used to determine that the lesser panda (red panda) is not closely related to the giant panda?

Fossils, patterns of early development, Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) What are 2 pieces of evidence that could have been used to determine that the lesser panda (red panda) is not closely related to the giant panda? Fossils, patterns of early development, similar body structures, similar DNA

What term is used to describe these structures because their bones are arranged in a similar way?

Homologous structures What term is used to describe these structures because their bones are arranged in a similar way? Homologous structures

What type of evidence of evolution is shown in the first row of this diagram?

Similarities in early development What type of evidence of evolution is shown in the first row of this diagram? Similarities in early development

Based on the chart above, which species is most closely related to a human? Why?

Based on the chart above, which species is most closely related to a human? Why? Chimpanzee – they have exactly the same sequence of amino acids as a human