Holiday Quiz (must write in complete sentences)

A species that is in danger of becoming

extinct due to loss of population or other threats.

A specific version of a characteristic that varies from

one individual to another.

A species in which the last member dies

without any surviving offspring.

Any inherited characteristic that increases an

organism’s chance for survival and reproduction.

Fish were the first creatures with what trait?

What features does Tiktaalik have that fish typically do not?

What does Molly possess that most humans do not?

Instead of limbs fish have what?

If you look at a fish and human embryo side by side, they look almost identical (the same)?

Does the picture above describe Lamarck or Darwin's idea of evolution.

Why? (explain your answer to #10)

Does the picture above describe Lamarck or Darwin's idea of evolution.

Why? (explain your answer to #12 )

Are mutations always helpful? Explain using an example.