evolution jeopardy #1 biology by miller and levine; prenntice hall publishing©2006

EVOLUTION

JEOPARDY #1

Biology by Miller and Levine; Prenntice Hall Publishing©2006

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Darwin’s Theory100

Islands Darwin visited that most influenced his ideas about species diversity

A: What are the Galάpagos Islands ?

S2C06 Jeopardy Review


A: What is natural selection?

Another name for “survival of the fittest”



A: What is fitness?

What Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment _________________



A: What is descent with modification ?

Darwin’s idea that each species has descended with changes from other species over time



A: What are fossils, artificial selection, geographic distribution, homologous structures, vestigial organs, embryology, DNA similarities, appearance of new diseases like, HIV/bird flu and antibiotic resistant bacteria?

Name 3 kinds of evidence that support Darwin’s theory of evolution


Vocabulary100

A: What is artificial selection?


The selection for breeding oforganisms with useful traits by humans

Vocabulary 200

A: What are homologous structures?

Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues


Vocabulary 300

A: What is “survival of the fittest” ?

Idea that organisms that are best suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully


Vocabulary 400

A: What is an adaptation?

Any inherited characteristic thatincreases and organisms chance for survival


Vocabulary 500

A: What is an adaptation ?

Characteristic that increases anorganism’s chances of survival


Scientists100

A: Who is James Hutton ORCharles Lyell?


Name one of the geologistswhose ideas influenced Darwin

Scientists200

A: Who is Jean-Baptiste Lamarck?

French naturalist who proposed the inheritance of acquired traits


Scientists300

A: What is “genes determine which traits are passed on”; acquired traits aren’t inheritable?

Explain why Lamarck’s hypothesis about inheritance of acquired traits is incorrect?


Scientists400

A: Who is Thomas Malthus?

Economist who predicted that the human population will grow faster than the food and space needed to sustain it


Scientists500

A: Who is Alfred Wallace?

Scientist whose similar ideas about evolution prompted Darwin to publish his THEORY of EVOLUTION


These are examples of__________________

Picture ID100

Homologous structures


http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/evolution12/evolutionclues.html

Skink legs are examples of ________________

Picture ID200

Vestigial organs



Picture ID300

A: What Inheritance of Acquired traits?

The idea that this crab could make its claw bigger by using it and then pass this“big claw trait” on toits offspring



Picture ID400

adaptations

This turtle’s long neck, a porcupine’s quills, and a polar bear’s white fur are all examples of _______________


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Picture ID500

Natural variation

Finding lima beans with a variety of different sizes is an example of_____________________


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Miscellaneous100

A: What is the Beagle?

Name the ship that Darwin sailed on


Image from: http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~simmons/16cm05/1116/16anim3.htm

Miscellaneous 200

A: What is “On the Origin of Species”?

Name the book Darwin published providing evidence for this THEORY OF EVOLUTION


Miscellaneous 300

*S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Which of the following is NOT part of Darwin’s THEORY of EVOLUTION?

natural variationoverproduction of offspringsurvival of the fittestinheritance of acquired characteristicsdescent with modification

Miscellaneous 400

A: Shows the Earth is very old allowing time for evolution to happen;Shows record of change over time;Shows intermediate organisms

Explain how the fossil record supports Darwin’s theory of evolution


Miscellaneous 500

A: Organisms with more shared DNA sequences have a more recent common ancestor; characteristics of human chromosome #2 show human relatedness to chimpanzees

Explain how DNA sequencing supportsDarwin’s theory of evolution


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