Biology Essentials- Natural Selection Guided Viewing
1: Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for?
Charles Darwin was a scientist, he was famous for having the idea of evolution
2: What is evolution?
Evolution is a change in the genes of an animal that makes it change to a certain way depending on the environment
3: What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A gene pool is a combination of all genes in an environment. Alleles are different types of genes
3: What is natural selection? What does it mean to have high “fitness”?
Natural Selection is when you are able to survive if you have certain features. Fitness is to survive and pass your genes on
4: How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
We get new characteristics through mutation
5: How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
We can get it through reproduction
6: Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth was a light color since it came out through the day but when the industrial revolution occurred the coal made the sky more black which made the moth black. This is an example of Natural selection because it naturally changed the color to survive
7: What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
The equation is p^2+2pq+q^2=1
DD Dd dd
8: What are adaptations?
Adaptations are processes
9: What is the best definition of natural selection? (explain.)
Natural Selection are differential success and reproductive Differential is when we are all different success is when an organism is successful in it's environment, reproductive is when it reproduces and they become more stronger to the environment
1: Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for?
Charles Darwin was a scientist, he was famous for having the idea of evolution
2: What is evolution?
Evolution is a change in the genes of an animal that makes it change to a certain way depending on the environment
3: What is the gene pool? What are alleles?
A gene pool is a combination of all genes in an environment. Alleles are different types of genes
3: What is natural selection? What does it mean to have high “fitness”?
Natural Selection is when you are able to survive if you have certain features. Fitness is to survive and pass your genes on
4: How do we get new characteristics in organisms?
We get new characteristics through mutation
5: How else do we get genetic variability (variety) in organisms?
We can get it through reproduction
6: Explain the story of the Peppered Moth. How is this an example of natural selection?
The peppered moth was a light color since it came out through the day but when the industrial revolution occurred the coal made the sky more black which made the moth black. This is an example of Natural selection because it naturally changed the color to survive
7: What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
The equation is p^2+2pq+q^2=1
DD Dd dd
8: What are adaptations?
Adaptations are processes
9: What is the best definition of natural selection? (explain.)
Natural Selection are differential success and reproductive Differential is when we are all different success is when an organism is successful in it's environment, reproductive is when it reproduces and they become more stronger to the environment