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Evolution Focuses:
Monday
On a sheet of paper, title it Evolution Focuses. 2/3/2014
Write and answer the question below on your
sheet of paper.
The process through
which species
develop new traits is
called
________________.
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
Finished Work:
• On a sheet of paper, label Evolution
Vocabulary.
• Read articles on Evolution that are in crates.
• As you read write down words you did not
know.
• When finished with the article, define each
word by using textbooks, article and/or
dictionary.
Evolution Focuses:
Tuesday
Pull our your Evolution Focuses and write and 2/4/2014
answer the question below on your sheet of
paper.
______ suggested
that when giraffes
stretched their necks
to eat from tall
trees, their offspring
inherited this longer
neck.
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
Evolution Focuses:
Wednesday
Pull our your Evolution Focuses and write and 2/5/2014
answer the question below on your sheet of
paper.
_________ believed
that species evolve
through natural
selection.
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
• Log onto the computer at your seat.
• Pull our your Evolution Focuses and write
and answer the question below on your
sheet of paper.
A(n) __________ is
any inherited trait
that gives an
organism a better
chance to survive in
its particular
environment.
Thursday
2/6/2014
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
Evolution Focuses:
Friday
Pull our your Evolution Focuses and write and 2/7/2014
answer the question below on your sheet of
paper.
________ is the
evolution of new
species from an
existing species.
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
Focus Quiz
6. _______ of
populations is
essential for new
species to evolve.
Friday
1/25/2013
A.Adaptation
B.Darwin
C.Evolution
D.Isolation
E. Lamarck
F. Observation
G.Speciation
H.Variation
Focus Quiz
Friday
1/25/2013
7. Of several thousand eggs that a pike lays,
only several dozen will live to adulthood. This
is an example of
A)
B)
C)
D)
Adaptation
Overproduction
Variation
Isolation
Focus Quiz
Friday
1/25/2013
8. Finches on one of the Galapagos Islands
have thin beaks for capturing insects. Finches
on another island have short, heavy beaks
for pecking trees. This is a result of
A)
B)
C)
D)
Sexual reproduction
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Acquired characteristics
Focus Quiz
Friday
1/25/2013
9. The genes of two closely related organisms
will
A)
B)
C)
D)
Be exactly the same
Be very different
Not share an sequences
Be very similar
Focus Quiz
Friday
1/25/2013
10. No two zebras have the exact same pattern
of stripes. This is an example of
A)
B)
C)
D)
Variation
Adaptation
Evolution
Speciation