8.1 Early Study of Evolution

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Which of the following is the definition of SPECIES?

Any living thing

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their no living environment

A feature that helps identify something

Evolution

Fossils

Species

Adaptation

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck		Developed the first system for naming and classifying living things
Mary Anning		The first to attempt a scientific theory of evolution
Charles Darwin		Studied naturally-formed layers of rocks and fossils
Charles Lyell		Taught one's self to recomstruct fossils and had no formal training as a scientist
Carolus Linnaeus		This individuals ideas are referred to as the theory of evolution

variation

fossils

genes

species

evolution

Darwin

species

adaptation

genetics

evolution

variation

fossils

A possible explanation to a question that can be investigated. 

A random guess with no research. 

The answer to a question. 

I have no idea. 

Species do not change over time, but can adapt to new conditions. 

Species do not change over time and are not better adapted to the new conditions. 

Species change over many generations but are not better adapted to the new conditions. 

Species change over many generations and become better adapted to new conditions. 

USA

Brazil

Galápagos Islands  

Madagascar

Which of the following is the definition of SPECIES?

Any living thing

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their no living environment

A feature that helps identify something

What is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms called?

Evolution

Fossils

Species

Adaptation

Match each scientist with their contribution to evolution:

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Developed the first system for naming and classifying living things

Mary Anning

The first to attempt a scientific theory of evolution

Charles Darwin

Studied naturally-formed layers of rocks and fossils

Charles Lyell

Taught one's self to recomstruct fossils and had no formal training as a scientist

Carolus Linnaeus

This individuals ideas are referred to as the theory of evolution

The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past are known
as ______________.

variation

fossils

genes

species

An inherited characteristic that improves the chance for an organism to survive
and reproduce is know as a what?

evolution

Darwin

species

adaptation

The gradual change in a species over time is called:

genetics

evolution

variation

fossils

Using the photo above: match each bird to the food they would eat. 

D

Fruit

A

Cacti

B

Seeds

C

Insects

What is a hypothesis?

A possible explanation to a question that can be investigated. 

A random guess with no research. 

The answer to a question. 

I have no idea. 

Which of the following did Darwin hypothesize?

Species do not change over time, but can adapt to new conditions. 

Species do not change over time and are not better adapted to the new conditions. 

Species change over many generations but are not better adapted to the new conditions. 

Species change over many generations and become better adapted to new conditions. 

Where did Darwin study organisms that had changed over time?

USA

Brazil

Galápagos Islands  

Madagascar