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Chapter 5, Section 1: Anticipation Guide
1. Read each of the following statements and in the left hand column mark whether you
think the statement is true or false.
2. Once have completed the first column, QUIETLY compare answers with a partner at
your table.
3. We will begin the reading together, then, independently, you will go through the rest
of the reading to find out whether each statement is in fact true or false. Mark the
correct answer in the 3rd column. In the last column please note the page number
where you found your information. Use pages 140-150 to guide you.
T/F
Prediction
Statement
Introduction
T/F
Page
Actual Number
T
Charles Darwin sailed on the HMS Beagle.
F
The Galapagos Islands are off the coast of
Australia.
Darwin’s
Obs.
F
The HMS Beagle sailed straight from England to
the Galapagos Islands.
F
Similarities
and Diff
There are less than 1 million species of organisms
on Earth.
A species is a group of similar organisms that can
mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
The organisms living on the Galapagos Islands
were exactly the same as the fossils that Darwin
found.
The organisms on the islands were exactly the
same as those found on the mainland.
Iguanas on mainland South America have smaller
claws than iguanas on the Galapagos Islands.
Adaptations
T
F
F
T
F
Finches that ate insects have strong, wide beaks.
T
Adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive
and reproduce.
Evolution
F
Different beak shapes is an example of a mutation.
F
Evolution happens very quickly.
T
Darwin is famous for his theory of evolution.
F
Sheep were selectively bred for their fine wool.
Natural
Selection
F
Alfred Russel Wallace wrote The Origin of
Species.
T
Some of the factors that affect natural selection are
overproduction, competition and mutations.
Overproduction
F
Sea turtles compete with each other by physically
fighting head to head.
Selection
F
Natural selection can lead to change over a short
period of time.
T
Natural selection still occurs today.
Evolution in
Action
How do new
species form
Continental
drift
F
There is little evidence that supports the theory of
evolution.
T
Geographic isolation is one of the main ways that
new species form.
T
Continental drift affected the evolution of species.
4. Define these terms on your green vocabulary sheet.
Species
Adaptation
Evolution
Natural selection
variation