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Evolution Review Guide
1. What are the four components of natural selection?
2. How do organisms compete in different environments? What are some examples of
traits that can be selected for/against?
3. Where did Darwin complete most of his research? What is the name of the book he
published?
4. Compare the theory of natural selection to the theory of acquired characteristics.
Which scientists came up with each of these theories?
5.________________ refers to the change in populations over time.
6.________________ are variations that improve an organism’s chance at survival.
True or False Directions: if your answer is false, explain why the statement is
false.
7. True or false: Modern day giraffes have long necks because their ancestors stretched
their necks to become longer.
8. True or false: During the hungry bird simulation, as spoons became more prevalent,
they also became more dominant.
9. True or false: Color did not have an effect on survival/reproduction during the hungry
bird simulation.
10. True or false: Some snow shoe rabbits were brown, some were black, some were white.
The white ones blended in best with the snow and predators saw and ate the others
leaving the white ones.
11. What theory of evolution is supported by the peppered moth scenario and the candy
corn/M&M’s simulation? How are these two examples similar to one another?
12. Using the natural selection model, develop an explanation as to why bacteria have
evolved to become resistant to antibiotics.
13. What were some characteristics of early Earth? What type of organisms first
appeared on Earth?
14. What are four pieces of evidence that evolution has occurred throughout time?
15. Define species.
16. What is truly meant by “survival of the fittest?” Are the fittest organisms always
those that are the strongest physically?
VOCABULARY MATCHING
17. dominant
18. recessive
19. gene
20. allele
21. artificial selection
22. sexual selection
23. homologous structures
24. analogous structures
A. possible version of a gene
B. allele that is always expressed
C. allele that is only expressed when there
is NO dominant allele
D. functionless structures that were
functional in ancestors
E. wings of hummingbird and wings of a moth
are examples
F. structures that have different functions
but similar structures
G. segment of DNA that codes for a trait
H. humans select for a variation of a trait
I. selection that acts on an organism’s
ability to obtain or reproduce with a mate
25. vestigial structures
*****YOU ALSO NEED TO STUDY THE CHAPTER 16 VOCABULARY SHEET*****