Speed Questions
1. A change in a DNA sequence that usually occurs during replication or repair is called ______.
2. The human appendix is an example of a ______structure.
3. ______reproduction causes variation within a population.
4. The formation of a new species is called ______.
5. A process of evolution in which traits that result in better fitness of an individual survives to the next generation is called ______(survival of the fittest).
6. ______is any characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
7. Name 4 mechanisms that can cause populations to change over time.
8. The study of extinct life is called ______ology
9. Structures or organs found within an organism that that they no longer use and the structure has reduced in size is called ______.
10. Organs found on different organisms that have similar structure but adapted different functions are called ______
11. What are the two methods of dating a fossil ______and ______.
12. Which method of fossil dating requires the comparison of two fossils depending on the layer they are found in the earth?
13. The principal of Darwin’s Natural Selection in which many more organisms will be produced than will survive to reproduce is called ______
14. When breeders select which traits to breed, this is called ______.
15. Scientist identifying the age of rock by how much radioactive material has decayed in the rock is called ______.
16. The maximum number of individuals a population can support due to limited resources, competition, and predator prey relationships is called ______.
17. Differences in phenotypes within a population are called ______.
18. When will a mutation change a population?
19. Extra Credit: What was the name of Charles Darwin’s published book?
Speed Questions
1. A change in a DNA sequence that usually occurs during replication or repair is called ______.
2. The human appendix is an example of a ______structure.
3. ______reproduction causes variation within a population.
4. The formation of a new species is called ______.
5. A process of evolution in which traits that result in better fitness of an individual survives to the next generation is called ______(survival of the fittest).
6. ______is any characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
7. Name 4 mechanisms that can cause populations to change over time.
8. The study of extinct life is called ______ology
9. Structures or organs found within an organism that that they no longer use and the structure has reduced in size is called ______.
10. Organs found on different organisms that have similar structure but adapted different functions are called ______
11. What are the two methods of dating a fossil ______and ______.
12. Which method of fossil dating requires the comparison of two fossils depending on the layer they are found in the earth?
13. The principal of Darwin’s Natural Selection in which many more organisms will be produced than will survive to reproduce is called ______
14. When breeders select which traits to breed, this is called ______.
15. Scientist identifying the age of rock by how much radioactive material has decayed in the rock is called ______.
16. The maximum number of individuals a population can support due to limited resources, competition, and predator prey relationships is called ______.
17. Differences in phenotypes within a population are called ______.
18. When will a mutation change a population?
19. Extra Credit: What was the name of Charles Darwin’s published book?