Name: ________________________________________
Period:________
Evolution Webquest
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So far we’ve learned about Ecology and the different plant and animal species that make
up our world, but where did all these different species come from?
https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-evolution
1. What is the definition of evolution?
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2. The theory of evolution is based on the idea that all ____________________ are related
and gradually change over time.
3. Evolution relies on there being ____________________ ____________________ in a
population which affects the ____________________ characteristics
(____________________) of an organism.
4. Some of these _________________ may give the individual an ___________________
over other individuals which they can then pass on to their offspring.
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evo_03
5. The central ideas of evolution are that life has a _________________ — it has changed
over time — and that different species share common ____________________.
6. According to this website, evolutionary change and
evolutionary relationships are represented by what?
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https://www.thoughtco.com/mutations-affect-evolution-1224607
7. Give the definition of mutation:
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8. These changes may happen in what two ways?
a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
9. Give two examples of mutagens
a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
10. What types of change can mutations have?
a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
c. _________________________________
11. Speculate (Not on the website, but take a guess) how mutations cause changes that can
then be seen over many generations.
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https://indiana.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.dar/evolving-ideas-whowas-charles-darwin/
12. Watch the video and answer the following questions:
a. How old was Darwin in 1831 when he set sail on the
HMS Beagle? ___________
Charles Darwin →
b. How many years was Darwin on his expedition to explore, observe, and study
the natural world? _____________
c. What was Darwin’s simple, yet clear, idea? ______________________________
d. Before Darwin published his ideas, all thoughts and theories on the design of
species came from which book? __________________________________
e. How many years did it take for Darwin to present his ideas to the world? _______
f.
What was the title of Darwin’s book? ___________________________________
g. Where is Charles Darwin buried? _____________________________________
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/her/evolution-and-natural-selection/a/dar
win-evolution-natural-selection (Scroll down to Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle)
13. What islands did Darwin visit during his exploration? ____________________________
14. On these islands, Darwin took special notice of what type of bird? __________________
15. Darwin found that these birds were similar, but had different types of _______________.
16. Darwin noticed the differences in the birds’ beaks made them well-suited for what two
things?
a. Their
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b. Their
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17. We call these features that make organisms
well-suited to their environment
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-natural-selection.html
18. Natural selection is a _________________ of evolution. Organisms that are more
_________________ to their environment are more likely to _________________ and
pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to
_________________ and _________________ over time.
19. Natural selection is one of the ways to _________________ for the millions of species
that have lived on Earth.
20. What two men are both credited with coming up with the theory of evolution by natural
selection?
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
21. In natural selection, genetic _________________ that are _________________ to an
individual's _________________ are passed on through _________________. This
results in a new _________________ of organisms that are _________________ likely
to _________________ to
_________________.
22. What is the definition of an adaptation?
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23. What is the phrase that is most closely associated with natural selection?
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24. Is the phrase from #23 an accurate description of natural selection? _______________
www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1438-classification-system
25. In the 18th Century, who published a system for classifying living things?
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26. What are the seven levels of this classification system?
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
d. ___________________________________
e. ___________________________________
f.
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g. ___________________________________
27. Which level is the most broad? ___________________________________
28. Which level is the most specific?___________________________________
Carolus Linnaeus