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

Evolution Created by Educational Technology Network

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

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

Answer 1 – 10 Natural Selection

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

Answer 1 – 30 Dull coloring

Question Which male elephants were “chosen” by hunters?

Answer 1 – 40 The ones with tusks

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

Answer 2 – 10 Reproduce

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

Answer 2 – 20 Evolution

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

Answer 2 – 30 Deeper down

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

Answer 2 – 40 Acquired traits

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

Answer 3 – 10 Species

Question 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 The remains or imprints of something that was once alive is called a

Answer 3 – 30 fossil

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

Answer 4 – 10 Adaptation

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

Answer 4 – 20 Fitness

Question Changes within a species are called , but changes that make a new species are called

Answer 4 – 30 Variation, speciation

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

Answer 4 – 40 Geographic speciation

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