Darwin and Speciation

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Mitch Wagner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Credited for the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics and coined the term BIOLOGY.
Darwin
Lamarck
Mendel
Franklin
2.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 3 pts
Match Lamarck's forces of evolution to their definition.
Force that drives organisms up a ladder of complexity
Transmutate
Environmental force causing organisms to change to fit their environment
Adaptive Force
The ability for species to change
Complexifying Force
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Credited for the theory of natural selection as the force causing organisms to develop, evolve, and branch out.
Darwin
Lamarck
Mendel
Franklin
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Darwin believed that organisms are in constant competition with each other which allows their survival and causes certain traits to be passed on to offspring. These traits are known as
favorable variations
natural selection
artificial selection
mutations
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which is defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals can mate to produce fertile offspring? We now use karyotypes, DNA sequences, ecological niches, and other factors to determine this.
population
community
species
ecosystem
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The fossil records suggests that instead of a constant rate of evolutionary chage, there are short bursts of rapid evolution, typically following a catastrophic event. This is called punctuated equillibrium.
TRUE
FALSE
7.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 5 pts
Match the speciation types with their process.
Partial geographic separation of different environments
Artificial
No barrier. Caused by mating habits
Parapatric
Due to geographic isolation
Allopatric
Farming, breeding, or lab selection of traits by humans
Peripatric
Geographic isolation of a very small population, usually on islands
Sympatric
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
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