Natural Selection Guided Worksheet Viewing
1: Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for?
Charles Darwin was a scientist that people believed invented evolution. He is famous for explaining what evolution is
2: What is evolution?
Evolution is any changes to the gene pool
3: What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A combination of all the genes in a population. Alleles are the different varieties of genes
3: 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. To have high fitness means you're able to survive and pass genes on.
4: How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
We get new characteristics in organisms through mutation
5: How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
We can get genetic variability from reproduction
6: Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth can appear light or dark. Light is an example of natural selection because they are able to camouflage naturally having a higher fitness.. After the industrial revolution, coal dust began to cause the environment to get darker, causing light moths to become easy prey changing the pool gene.
7: What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
p^2+2pq+q^2=1
DD Dd dd
8: What are adaptations?
Adaptations are process that the organisms are selected for.
9: What is the best definition of natural selection? (Explain)
The best definition for Natural Selection is differential, reproductive, success because, each of us are made differently which leads us to adaptations which helps us survive.
Charles Darwin was a scientist that people believed invented evolution. He is famous for explaining what evolution is
2: What is evolution?
Evolution is any changes to the gene pool
3: What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A combination of all the genes in a population. Alleles are the different varieties of genes
3: 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. To have high fitness means you're able to survive and pass genes on.
4: How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
We get new characteristics in organisms through mutation
5: How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
We can get genetic variability from reproduction
6: Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth can appear light or dark. Light is an example of natural selection because they are able to camouflage naturally having a higher fitness.. After the industrial revolution, coal dust began to cause the environment to get darker, causing light moths to become easy prey changing the pool gene.
7: What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
p^2+2pq+q^2=1
DD Dd dd
8: What are adaptations?
Adaptations are process that the organisms are selected for.
9: What is the best definition of natural selection? (Explain)
The best definition for Natural Selection is differential, reproductive, success because, each of us are made differently which leads us to adaptations which helps us survive.