Elianna Pocase 1st

Name: ________________________________________ Period:________

Evolution Webquest
● 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?

The change in the characteristics of a species
_____________________________________
over several generations and relies on the
_____________________________________
process of natural selection

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
species
2. The theory of evolution is based on the idea that all ____________________ are related

and gradually change over time.

genetic variation
3. Evolution relies on there being ____________________ ____________________ in a

physical
population which affects the ____________________ characteristics

phenotype
(____________________) of an organism.

4. Some of these _________________

characteristics advantage
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

history
5. The central ideas of evolution are that life has a _________________ — it has changed

ancestors
over time — and that different species share common ____________________.

6. According to this website, evolutionary change and

evolutionary relationships are represented by what?

family trees
______________________________________
https://www.thoughtco.com/mutations-affect-evolution-1224607

7. Give the definition of mutation:

any change in the DNA sequence of an organism
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

8. These changes may happen in what two ways?

mistake when copying DNA
a. _________________________________

If the DNA sequence comes into contact with some sort of mutagen
b. _________________________________

9. Give two examples of mutagens

x-ray radiation
a. _________________________________
chemicals
b. _________________________________

10. What types of change can mutations have?

positive change
a. _________________________________

it could impact the individual negatively

b. _________________________________
no effect at all
c. _________________________________

11. Speculate (Not on the website, but take a guess) how mutations cause changes that can

then be seen over many generations.

This can happen by adapting to the environment.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

https://indiana.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.dar/evolving-ideas-who-

was-charles-darwin/

12. Watch the video and answer the following questions:

a. How old was Darwin in 1831 when he set sail on the

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HMS Beagle? ___________

Charles Darwin →
 b. How many years was Darwin on his expedition to explore, observe, and study
5 years
the natural world? _____________

that all living things are related

c. What was Darwin’s simple, yet clear, idea? ______________________________

d. Before Darwin published his ideas, all thoughts and theories on the design of
The Bible
species came from which book? __________________________________

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e. How many years did it take for Darwin to present his ideas to the world? _______

f. The Origin of species

What was the title of Darwin’s book? ___________________________________
Westminster Abbey
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)

Galapagos Island
13. What islands did Darwin visit during his exploration? ____________________________
Finches
14. On these islands, Darwin took special notice of what type of bird? __________________
beaks
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

environment
_________________________________

b. Their

role
_________________________________

17. We call these features that make organisms

well-suited to their environment

adaptations
______________________________.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-natural-selection.html

mechanism
18. Natural selection is a _________________ of evolution. Organisms that are more

adapted
_________________ survive
to their environment are more likely to _________________ and

pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to
change
_________________ diverge
and _________________ over time.

account
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?

Alfred Russel Wallace

a. ___________________________________
Charles Darwin
b. ___________________________________
mutations beneficial
21. In natural selection, genetic _________________ that are _________________ to an

survival
individual's _________________ reproduction
are passed on through _________________. This

generations
results in a new _________________ more
of organisms that are _________________ likely

survive
to _________________ to

reproduce
_________________.

22. What is the definition of an adaptation?

physical or behavioral
________________________________
characteristic that helps
________________________________
an organism to survive in its
environment.
________________________________

_________________________________

23. What is the phrase that is most closely associated with natural selection?
survival of the fittest
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no
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?
Carl linneaues
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26. What are the seven levels of this classification system?

Species
a. ___________________________________
Genus
b. ___________________________________
Family
c. ___________________________________
Order
d. ___________________________________
Class
e. ___________________________________
Phylum
f. ___________________________________
Kingdom
g. ___________________________________
Kingdom
27. Which level is the most broad? ___________________________________
Species
28. Which level is the most specific?___________________________________

Carolus Linnaeus