The Unfair Game
- Teams take turns answering questions
- If your team answers correctly, you decide if you will keep the points or give the points to another player
- Your team MUST decide this before seeing the point value
- Questions have randomly assigned point vallues. some may be positive while others are negative
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Phylogenetic trees show... A. Evolutionary relationships between different species B. How one species has evolved through time C. Which species has evolved the most D. Which species have evolved from other species
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-20
What is the Linnaean system of classification based on? A. Environmental adaptations B. Geographical distribution C. Genetic similarities D. Observable traits
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+50
What is the term for a group that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants? A. Clade B. Species C. Genus D. Family
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+10
In biology, a trait that arose in an ancestor and is passed on to its descendants is referred to as a... A. Taxonomic group B. Derived character C. Molecular Clock D. Physical similarity
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-30
In evolutionary classification, a monophyletic group includes a(n) A. Species and all it ancestors B. Ancestors and all its descendents C. Species and its genus D. Genus and all its species
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-60
What is homology? A. Similarity due to common ancestry B. Similarity due to selective pressures in seperate populations
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+10
Synapormorphies are... A. Traits shared by all the descendants B. Traits shared by some of the descendants C. Traits shared by all the descendants and their common ancestor
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-30
A paraphyletic group is... A. A group that includes the common ancestor and all of it descendants B. A group that includes the common ancestor and some of its descendants C. A group that doesn't include the common ancestor
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+70
A polyphyletic group is... A. A group that includes the common ancestor and all of its descendants B. A group that includes the common ancestor and some of the descendants C. A group that doesn't include the common ancestor
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-100
Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive in its specific environment A. Diversity B. Evolution C. Adaptation D. Fitness
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+80
Species X and Species Y live in the same area in the same environment but they occupy different niches. Because of this they rarely encounter each other. This is an example of what type of barrier (which lead to speciation)? A. Geographical isolation. C. Ecological isolation B. Behavioral isolation D. Mechanical isolation
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-50
According to this image, which two domains of life are most related? A. Bacteria & Archaea B. Archaea & Eukarya C. Eukarya & Bacteria
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+40
Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus? A. Lutra lutra B. Panthera pardus C. Canis latrans D. Canis lupus
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+20
What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another A. Genetic drift B. Sexual selection C. Bottleneck effect D. Gene flow
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-30
What did Charles Darwin learn about the finch populations of the Galapagos Islands? A. Different islands had different species of finches B. All species were on one of the islands C. There were identical species on all the islands
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+80
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring? A. individual B. population C. species D. fossil
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-90
The difference in the physical traits of individuals within the same population is called a(n) A. Change B. Adaptation C. species D. Variation
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+50
Whales have a pelvis and femurs that are of no use to them. These are called A. examples of fossils B. examples of natural variation C. acquired traits D. vestigial structures
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-50
Although these limbs all look different, they share some common bones. These common bones suggest that A. These organisms are members of the same species B. These organisms existed at about the same point in time C. These organisms share a common ancestor D. These organisms have exactly the same genes
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-60
Label the natural selection graphs correctly... A. 1 stabilizing, 2 directional, 3 disruptive B. 1 disruptive, 2 stabilizing, 3 directional C. 1 directional, 2 stabilizing, 3 disruptive
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+100
Allopatric or Sympatric speciation? A. Allopatric B. Sympatric
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Lose all your points
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Transcript
The Unfair Game
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12
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21
20
Phylogenetic trees show... A. Evolutionary relationships between different species B. How one species has evolved through time C. Which species has evolved the most D. Which species have evolved from other species
Points
Answer
-20
What is the Linnaean system of classification based on? A. Environmental adaptations B. Geographical distribution C. Genetic similarities D. Observable traits
Points
Answer
+50
What is the term for a group that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants? A. Clade B. Species C. Genus D. Family
Points
Answer
+10
In biology, a trait that arose in an ancestor and is passed on to its descendants is referred to as a... A. Taxonomic group B. Derived character C. Molecular Clock D. Physical similarity
Points
Answer
-30
In evolutionary classification, a monophyletic group includes a(n) A. Species and all it ancestors B. Ancestors and all its descendents C. Species and its genus D. Genus and all its species
Points
Answer
-60
What is homology? A. Similarity due to common ancestry B. Similarity due to selective pressures in seperate populations
Points
Answer
+10
Synapormorphies are... A. Traits shared by all the descendants B. Traits shared by some of the descendants C. Traits shared by all the descendants and their common ancestor
Points
Answer
-30
A paraphyletic group is... A. A group that includes the common ancestor and all of it descendants B. A group that includes the common ancestor and some of its descendants C. A group that doesn't include the common ancestor
Points
Answer
+70
A polyphyletic group is... A. A group that includes the common ancestor and all of its descendants B. A group that includes the common ancestor and some of the descendants C. A group that doesn't include the common ancestor
Points
Answer
-100
Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive in its specific environment A. Diversity B. Evolution C. Adaptation D. Fitness
Points
Answer
+80
Species X and Species Y live in the same area in the same environment but they occupy different niches. Because of this they rarely encounter each other. This is an example of what type of barrier (which lead to speciation)? A. Geographical isolation. C. Ecological isolation B. Behavioral isolation D. Mechanical isolation
Points
Answer
-50
According to this image, which two domains of life are most related? A. Bacteria & Archaea B. Archaea & Eukarya C. Eukarya & Bacteria
Points
Answer
+40
Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus? A. Lutra lutra B. Panthera pardus C. Canis latrans D. Canis lupus
Points
Answer
+20
What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another A. Genetic drift B. Sexual selection C. Bottleneck effect D. Gene flow
Points
Answer
-30
What did Charles Darwin learn about the finch populations of the Galapagos Islands? A. Different islands had different species of finches B. All species were on one of the islands C. There were identical species on all the islands
Points
Answer
+80
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring? A. individual B. population C. species D. fossil
Points
Answer
-90
The difference in the physical traits of individuals within the same population is called a(n) A. Change B. Adaptation C. species D. Variation
Points
Answer
+50
Whales have a pelvis and femurs that are of no use to them. These are called A. examples of fossils B. examples of natural variation C. acquired traits D. vestigial structures
Points
Answer
-50
Although these limbs all look different, they share some common bones. These common bones suggest that A. These organisms are members of the same species B. These organisms existed at about the same point in time C. These organisms share a common ancestor D. These organisms have exactly the same genes
Points
Answer
-60
Label the natural selection graphs correctly... A. 1 stabilizing, 2 directional, 3 disruptive B. 1 disruptive, 2 stabilizing, 3 directional C. 1 directional, 2 stabilizing, 3 disruptive
Points
Answer
+100
Allopatric or Sympatric speciation? A. Allopatric B. Sympatric
Points
Answer
Lose all your points