1. Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for?He was scientist believed to have invented evolution. He is famous for being the first scientist to give a mechanism that explains how evolution can occur.
2. What is evolution?
Evolution is any change to the gene pool
3. What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A gene pool is a combination of genes in a population. Alleles are different varieties of genes.
4. What is natural selection? What does it mean to have high “fitness”?
Natural Selection is when you live or die based on the appearance you have. High fitness means you are able to survive and pass your genes on.
5. How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
Mutations give new characteristics to organisms through adaptations.
6. How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
Reproduction is how we get genetic variety.
7. Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth has two different visual characteristics including a light color appearance and a dark one. Because the ones with light appearance were able to camouflage in trees, the darker were consumed more by predators and that gave an example of how that light color group of moth had a higher fitness. During the industrial revolution, coal was released into forests darkening trees, giving an advantage to dark colored moths, and a disadvantage to the others. During time, according to evolution, natural selection can vary in certain situations.
8. What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
P^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
DD Dd dd
9. What are adaptations?
Process that the organisms are selected for.
10. What is the best definition of natural selection? (explain.)
Differential reproductive success, meaning we are each made different (variety) allowing us to have high fitness, leading us to adaptations.
2. What is evolution?
Evolution is any change to the gene pool
3. What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A gene pool is a combination of genes in a population. Alleles are different varieties of genes.
4. What is natural selection? What does it mean to have high “fitness”?
Natural Selection is when you live or die based on the appearance you have. High fitness means you are able to survive and pass your genes on.
5. How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
Mutations give new characteristics to organisms through adaptations.
6. How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
Reproduction is how we get genetic variety.
7. Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth has two different visual characteristics including a light color appearance and a dark one. Because the ones with light appearance were able to camouflage in trees, the darker were consumed more by predators and that gave an example of how that light color group of moth had a higher fitness. During the industrial revolution, coal was released into forests darkening trees, giving an advantage to dark colored moths, and a disadvantage to the others. During time, according to evolution, natural selection can vary in certain situations.
8. What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
P^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
DD Dd dd
9. What are adaptations?
Process that the organisms are selected for.
10. What is the best definition of natural selection? (explain.)
Differential reproductive success, meaning we are each made different (variety) allowing us to have high fitness, leading us to adaptations.