Natural Selection and Evidence of Evolution

Natural Selection and Evidence of Evolution

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Biology

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Minji Kang

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who developed the idea of evolution by natural selection?

Back

Charles Darwin

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Darwin discovered 13 species of finch on the Galapagos with different shaped beaks. What did he hypothesize about the development of these beaks?

Back

their diet

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Evolution is

Back

changes in organisms over time

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A structure in an organism that no longer functions

Back

vestigial structure

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do the similar embryos of humans and chickens tell us?

Back

They have a common ancestor

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

You look at two species and see that they have very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

Back

These animals have a common ancestor

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Homologous structures

Back

are structures that are similar in related organisms that have a common ancestor

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