QUESTIONS
1.
What Darwin wanted to understand in his trip to South America?
2. .What Darwin’s theory of evolution account for?
3.
When did Darwin start love affair with nature?
4.
What was the mission of the British Navy ship, The H.M.S. Beagle?
5.
The voyage of the Beagle took nearly ___________ years
6.
Galapagos islands are home to _____________ animals found ____________ on Earth
.
7. What was so unique about tortoise in Galapagos Island?
8. What was the standard view during Darwin time about species?
9. What conclusion did Darwin come up after he compared the snake embryo and
whale embryo?
10 How does rock pocket mouse avoid the predators?
11. Many genes get _____________ into proteins
12. ___________, turned a light-colored mouse dark
13. .Human has _______________genes, the same number as a______________, less than an ear of
corn
14.
What is the function of the body-plan genes?
15.
It's not the genes you have but_________________ creates diversity in the animal kingdom
16.
.What is the function of switches?
.
17.
The same genes were responsible for the beaks in all types of finch, any differences were in
____________ and _________________
18.
What is the function of Hox genes?
19.
20.
One of the features of the human hand is our ability to __________ all four fingers with the
________
What is Muscular dystrophy?
21.
What is microcephaly?