Biology Chapter 15!
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms; change over time. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Theory
🗑
|
||||
| show | Fossils
🗑
|
||||
| How long did Darwin's voyage around the world last? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What was Darwin's hypothesis? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Climates and Habitats
🗑
|
||||
| show | James Hutton
🗑
|
||||
| show | Thomas Malthus
🗑
|
||||
| show | Jean-Babtiste Lamarck
🗑
|
||||
| show | Charels Darwin
🗑
|
||||
| In 1833 the second and final volume of principles of geology, he explains that processes occurring have some how shapes earths geological features over long periods of time? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who in 1858 wrote to Darwin speculating on evolution by natural selection, bases on his studies of the distribution of plants and animals? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who helped scientists recognize that the Earth is many millions of years old? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who proposed that by selective use or disuse of organs, that organisms acquired or lost certain traits during their lifetime and that these traits could be passed on to their offspring? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Malthus
🗑
|
||||
| Who was among the first scientists to recognize that living things have changed over time and that all species were descended from other species and adapted to their environments? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the theory that says all organisms have an innate tendency toward complexity and perfection? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What theory says that organisms can alter the size and shape of particular organs by using their bodies in new ways? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Inheritance of Acquired Traits
🗑
|
||||
| What is this an example of? Over many years, birds have kept trying to fly, and over time their wings have increased in size and become suited to flying. | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is this an example of? By trying to use their front limbs for flying, birds could eventually transform those limbs into wings. | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is this an example of? If a winged animal did not use its wings, the wings would decrease in size over generations and finally disappear. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Inheritance of Acquired Traits
🗑
|
||||
| Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Struggle for Existence
🗑
|
||||
| The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in it environment. | show 🗑
|
||||
| Inherited characteristics that increases an organisms chance of survival. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Survival of the Fittest
🗑
|
||||
| A principle that each living species has descended, with changed, form other species over time. | show 🗑
|
||||
| The principle that all living tings were derived from common ancestors. | show 🗑
|
||||
| Structures that have different mature forms in organisms but developed from the same embryonic tissues. | show 🗑
|
||||
| An organ that serves no useful functions in an organism. | show 🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
kmccreary