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o63 – Chapter 10 Evolution Study Guide
Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 -----Pages 296-317
1. When all the members of a species have died out, the species is ____________________.
2. Both genetic mutations/variations and environmental pressure affect ___________ by _______________________.
3. Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago are called _____________.
4. Comparing the structures and DNA of two species sometimes show that the species have a
__________________________.
5. Charles Darwin helped to explain how ____________________ change over time.
6. Scientists draw a ________________________ to show how whales are related to other species.
7. Characteristics that can help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment are called
___________________.
8. Survival of the fittest,, which basically states that organisms that are more fit for their environment will be
more successful in surviving and reproducing, is an easy way to describe ____________________________.
9. The process by which populations slowly change over time is called ______________.
10. If an environment changes and the adaptations of a species don’t help it survive, it may become _________.
11. Beak shape is an example of a(n) __________________, since it helps the bird survive and reproduce.
12. Most of what scientists know about extinct species is based on the _______________________.
13. Required ingredients for the process of Evolution by Natural Selection include ____________, ___________,
and ____________.
14. ____________ variations accumulate in a species through natural selection.
15. A required ingredient for Evolution by Natural Selection that makes it very difficult for us humans to actually
see evolution occurring in our lifetimes is ___________.
16. Differences between members of the same species are called __________________.
17. _______________ create the variations in a species needed to drive Evolution by Natural Selection, unlike the
Build a Beast assignment, which only required your imagination.
18. Drought, new predators, and natural disasters are all _____________________________.
19. Isolation of a species can be caused by a(an) ____________ or mountain range.
20. _________________ selection involves the breeding of plants and animals.
21. A group of organisms that can interbreed (reproduce) and have a fertile offspring all belong to the same __________.
22. The process of creating a new species is called ____________.
Evolution
Branching diagram
mutations
Natural selection
island
Environmental
pressures
extinct
adaptation
Mutations
artificial
WORD BANK for 1-22
species
Environmental
pressure
speciation
Natural selection
isolation
Natural selection
fossils
Evolution
species
variations
Common ancestor
Fossil record
time
adaptations
Short Answer
23. What are 3 environmental factors or pressures that can lead to the extinction of a species?
24. Who are the baleen whales most closely related to in the branching diagram to the
left?
25. The branching diagram shows that all the organisms in the diagram shared a
__________________________.
TASK
Create a study tool of some kind based from the concepts in this unit, from this page. Your tool could be a test,
wordsearch, crossword puzzle, jeopardy, song, or anything you can imagine.
o63 – Chapter 10 Evolution Study Guide
Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 -----Pages 296-317
1. When all the members of a species have died out, the species is ____________________.
2. Both genetic mutations/variations and environmental pressure affect ___________ by _______________________.
3. Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago are called _____________.
4. Comparing the structures and DNA of two species sometimes show that the species have a
__________________________.
5. Charles Darwin helped to explain how ____________________ change over time.
6. Scientists draw a ________________________ to show how whales are related to other species.
7. Characteristics that can help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment are called
___________________.
8. Survival of the fittest,, which basically states that organisms that are more fit for their environment will be
more successful in surviving and reproducing, is an easy way to describe ____________________________.
9. The process by which populations slowly change over time is called ______________.
10. If an environment changes and the adaptations of a species don’t help it survive, it may become _________.
11. Beak shape is an example of a(n) __________________, since it helps the bird survive and reproduce.
12. Most of what scientists know about extinct species is based on the _______________________.
13. Required ingredients for the process of Evolution by Natural Selection include ____________, ___________,
and ____________.
14. ____________ variations accumulate in a species through natural selection.
15. A required ingredient for Evolution by Natural Selection that makes it very difficult for us humans to actually
see evolution occurring in our lifetimes is ___________.
16. Differences between members of the same species are called __________________.
17. _______________ create the variations in a species needed to drive Evolution by Natural Selection, unlike the
Build a Beast assignment, which only required your imagination.
18. Drought, new predators, and natural disasters are all _____________________________.
19. Isolation of a species can be caused by a(an) ____________ or mountain range.
20. _________________ selection involves the breeding of plants and animals.
21. A group of organisms that can interbreed (reproduce) and have a fertile offspring all belong to the same __________.
22. The process of creating a new species is called ____________.
Evolution
Branching diagram
mutations
Natural selection
island
Environmental
pressures
extinct
adaptation
Mutations
artificial
WORD BANK for 1-22
species
Environmental
pressure
speciation
Natural selection
isolation
Natural selection
fossils
Evolution
species
variations
Common ancestor
Fossil record
time
adaptations
Short Answer
23. What are 3 environmental factors or pressures that can lead to the extinction of a species?
24. Who are the baleen whales most closely related to in the branching diagram to the
left?
25. The branching diagram shows that all the organisms in the diagram shared a
__________________________.
TASK
Create a study tool of some kind based from the concepts in this unit, from this page. Your tool could be a test,
wordsearch, crossword puzzle, jeopardy, song, or anything you can imagine.