$200 $300 $400 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 Some More of That Evolution Or….Evolution! Super Duper Hard Vocab EVOLUTIONMore Evolution

Which answer BEST shows an animal’s adaptation to life in a tropical rain forest? a)Camouflage in a tree frog b)An elephant’s long trunk c)A giraffe’s long neck d)Migration of birds in winter C1 $100

a) Camouflage in a tree frog C1? $100

What type of adaptation is shown? C1 $200

mimicry C1 $200

Upon close examination of the skeleton of an adult python, a pelvic girdle and leg bones ca be found. These features are example of__ C1 $300

Vestigial structures C1 $300

Why might this beak have developed this way? C1 $400

To reach nectar in flowers C1 $400

Summarize Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection Timer The final Jeopardy answer is: C1 final

Those organisms best suited to an environment survive and reproduce, allowing favorable traits to be passed to offspring over time

C2 $100 A structural adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings is ____

C2 $100 camouflage

C2 $200 The total number of genes present in a population is the ____

C2 $200 Gene pool

C2 $300 A variety of structural adaptations called ____ provides protection for an organism by copying the appearance of another species

C2 $300 mimicry

C2 $400 ____ is a mechanism for change in a population in which organisms with favorable variations live, reproduce and pass on their favorable traits

C2 $400 Natural selection

C2 $500 ____ is a technique in which the breeder selects particular traits

C2 $500 Artificial selection

C3 $100 Within a decade of introducing a new pesticide, nearly all the descendants of the target pests were immune to the usual sized dose. Why?

C3 $100 The pests developed physiological adaptations to the insecticide.

C3 $200 Structures that have a similar evolutionary origin but are adapted for different purposes (bat wing, human arm, alligator arm)

C3 $200 Homologous structures

C3 $300 When checking shell color for a species of snail found only in a remote area seldom visited by humans, scientists discovered the distribution of individuals that is shown in the graph in Figure Based on the information shown in the graph, the snail population is undergoing _____. Figure 15-1

C3 $300 Directional selection

C3 $400 The flying squirrel of North America closely resembles the flying phalanger of Australia. They are similar in size and have long, bushy tails and skin folds that allow them to glide through the air. The squirrel is a placental mammal (carries its young internally), while the phalanger is a marsupial (has a pouch). These close resemblances, even though genetically and geographically separated by great distances, can best be explained by _____. a. convergent evolution c.spontaneous generation b. divergent evolution d.vestigial structures

C3 $400 Convergent evolution (things look the same because of environmental pressures, but aren’t closely related)

C3 $500 Natural selection can best be defined as ____

C3 $500 “Survival of the fittest”

C4 $100 The structures shown below are ____

C4 $100 Homologous structures

C4 $200 Any structure that is reduced in function on a living organism but may have been used by a known ancestor is a

C4 $200 Vestigial structure

C4 $300 The concept that evolution occurs over long periods of stability that are interrupted by geographically brief periods of change is _______

C4 $300 Punctuated equilibrium

C4 $400 Hawaiian honeycreepers are a group of birds with similar body shape and size. However, they vary greatly in color and beak shape. Each species occupies its own niche and is adapted to the foods available in its niche. The evolution from a common ancestor to a variety of species is an example of _____. a. divergent evolution b. vegetative propagation c. cross-pollination d.convergent evolution

C4 $400 Divergent evolution

C4 $500 The theory of continental drift hypothesizes that Africa and South America slowly drifted apart after once being a single landmass. The monkeys on the two continents, although similar, show numerous genetic differences. Which factor is probably the most important in maintaining these differences? a. comparative anatomy b. geographic isolation c. comparative embryology d. fossil records

C4 $500 Geographic isolation

C5 $100 Which combination of characteristics in a population would provide the greatest potential for change? a)Small population, few mutations b)Small populations, many mutations c)Large population, few mutations d)Large population, many mutations

C5 $100 b) Small population, many mutations.

C5 $200 A pattern of evolution that results when two unrelated species begin to appear similar because of environmental conditions

C5 $200 Convergent evolution

C5 $300 The alteration of allelic frequencies by chance processes is known as ___

C5 $300 Genetic drift

C5 $400 ____ is the type of selection that favors average individuals in a population.

C5 $400 Stabilizing selection

C5 $500 The evolution of ancestral species onto an array of species that occupy diverse habitats is called _____

C5 $500 Adaptive radiation

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