Evolution

Question 1

Theory of Evolution

Answer 1

species evolve with changes in genetic material and the environment

Question 2

Natural Selection (Evidence)

Answer 2

organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided in their success

Question 3

Ancestors and Origin of People

Answer 3

500 mya, invertebrate in water, backbone
400 mya, fish, backbone and eyes
300 mya, reptile, brain and nails
65 mya, early mammals like a shrew, hair and glands
36 mya, primates, thumb and tail
2 mya, homo genus, tailbone and appendix

Question 4

Eve Age: Mitochondrial DNA

Answer 4

DNA passed from mother to daughter

Question 5

Adam Age: Y Chromosome

Answer 5

the chromosome that makes someone male

Question 6

Megafauna

Answer 6

large animals that were around when humans were

Question 7

Five megafaunas that used to be in California

Answer 7

1. Pygmy Mammoth
2. Ground Sloth
3. Giant Bison
4. Camel
5. Rhino

Question 8

Paul Martin’s Overkill Hypothesis

Answer 8

human hunting was proposed to have caused the extinction of the megafauna that roamed North America during the Pleistocene

Question 9

Why are native birds so endangered in Hawaii?

Answer 9

avian malaria, a disease transmitted by invasive mosquitoes