Evolution Review Game

Alexander : Macedonia :: Hannibal : 1.Rome 2.Carthage 3.Jerusalem 4.Babylon Countdown 20 Response Grid

What is the generic definition of the term evolution? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Common descent of all life from a common ancestor 2.Change in a population’s gene pool 3.Change over time 4.All of the above

What is biological evolution? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Common descent of all life from a common ancestor 2.Change in a population’s gene pool 3.Change over time 4.All of the above

Which is not a trait? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Blue eyes 2.Long fur 3.Fins 4.Fitness

Which is not a mechanism of biological evolution? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Speciation 2.Natural selection 3.Migration 4.Genetic drift 5.Mutation

What has given rise to all of the different dog breeds we have today? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Natural selection 2.Artificial selection 3.Adaptation 4.Genetic drift 5.Chuck Norris

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What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question? 1.0% 2.25% 3.50% 4.75% 5.100% Countdown 10 Response Grid

Which is not a way artificial selection is different than natural selection? Countdown 30 Response Grid 1.Humans select the traits rather than nature 2.Traits are selected based on what is desirable 3.Artificial selection adds traits to the gene pool. 4.Artificial selection can produce unfit individuals

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A heritable trait that increases an individuals ability to survive. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Gene 2.Mutation 3.Adaptation 4.Fitness 5.Speciation

Which is most successful in terms of natural selection and survival? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Producing few individuals with same traits. 2.Producing few individuals with different traits. 3.Producing many individuals with same traits. 4.Producing many individuals with different traits.

Process by which new species are generated. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Gene 2.Mutation 3.Adaptation 4.Fitness 5.Speciation

To develop the idea of natural selection, Darwin drew upon his understanding of… Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.The genetics behind mutations 2.Selective breeding 3.Cellular biology 4.The origin of life 5.Adolescent behavior

A change in DNA causing different traits to appear. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Gene 2.Mutation 3.Adaptation 4.Fitness 5.Speciation

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What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question? 1.0% 2.25% 3.50% 4.75% 5.100% Countdown 10 Response Grid

A population of foxes changes from 80% red & 20% white to 50% red & 50% white after a natural disaster. This population has experienced… Countdown 30 Response Grid 1.Genetic drift 2.Natural selection 3.Mutation 4.Migration 5.Chuck Norris

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How suited an organism is for survival. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Gene 2.Mutation 3.Adaptation 4.Fitness 5.Speciation

A sequence of DNA that codes for a particular trait. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Gene 2.Mutation 3.Adaptation 4.Fitness 5.Speciation

All of the traits present in a population. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Speciation 2.Biological evolution 3.Gene pool 4.Adaptation

___________ happens when environmental conditions change and a species cannot adapt fast enough. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Artificial selection 2.Speciation 3.Fitness 4.Extinction 5.Chuck Norris

When populations are separated and isolated, __________ will likely occur. Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Extinction 2.Speciation 3.Artificial selection 4.Migration

Which is not true? Countdown 20 Response Grid 1.Natural selection creates new traits. 2.Mutations are random and undirected. 3.Natural selection is an observable fact. 4.There are limits to the changes observed in natural selection.

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What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question? 1.0% 2.25% 3.50% 4.75% 5.100% Countdown 10 Response Grid

Otters like to feed on sea urchins which are poisonous, but otters have built a tolerance for a certain level of poison. What will happen over time? Countdown 30 Response Grid 1.The otters tolerance will decrease. 2.The otters tolerance will stay the same. 3.The sea urchins will become more poisonous. 4.The sea urchins will become less poisonous.

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