Evolution Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

History and Characteristics of Life	Facts about Evolution	Speciation	Evidence for Evolution
100 What is the Cambrian Explosion? An “explosion” of multicellular life that led to the emergence of many modern animal groups, including chordates (animals with spinal chords).	100 Charles Darwin Name the scientist that traveled to the Galapagos Islands in 1831	100 population whose members can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring What is a species?	100 What are 4 evidences supporting evolution? Fossil Record, Anatomical Record, Molecular Record, Artificial Selection
200 What is a prokaryote? Unicellular organisms that lack membranes around their DNA. Bacteria (any kind); archaea.	200 Natural Selection Name the theory that Charles Darwin developed based on his observations	200 Reproductive Isolation This occurs when members of different populations can no longer mate successfully.	200 What are homologous structures? Structures that come from the same origin; they have the same structure on the inside but different functions on the outside; evidence of a common ancestor
300 O2 - oxygen; photosynthesis by cyanobacteria A gas that was NOT present on early earth is __________. What process introduced this gas into the atmosphere?	300 Evolution The constant change of an organism over a long period of time is called __________.	300 Behavioral Isolation Isolation caused by differences in courtship or mating behaviors.	300 What are analogous structures? Structures that look similar on the outside, they have the same function; different structure and development; different origin; "solving a similar problem with a similar solution"
400 mitochondria Name the organelle in charge of making energy for all cells	400 selection acting on any trait that affects survival or reproduction; peppered moths Describe the theory of Natural Selection and give an example.	400 Coevolution The process in which two or more species evolve in response to changes in each other	400 What are Vestigial organs? Structures on modern aminals that have no current function; Examples: human tail bone, eyes on blind cave fish, appendix in humans
500 Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from prokaryotes that were ingested, but not digested by ancient eukaryotes. Because these prokaryotes provided a benefit for the cells – in the form of sugar or ATP – the cells they were in survived and reprod Both are the size of bacteria, have circular DNA and plasmids, like bacteria; have small ribosomes like bacteria. Propose and explain how these organelles might have evolved.	500 Gradualism: assumes that big changes occur as the accumulation of many small ones Punctuated Equilibrium: rate of speciation is not constant; rapid bursts of change and long periods of little or no change. Name and describe two theories involving the rate of speciation.

Evolution Jeopardy

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