Benchmark Test will be Wednesday (5/22) for A block and Thursday (5/23) for B block

Remember that the study guide from the chapter 7-1,7-2,Living Things Test will help you prepare for the benchmark test, as well as the study guide handed out in class today (should be on page 30 in your INB).  Just in case, here's the one from the last test:

Chapter 7-1, 7-2, and Living Things Study Guide

The following questions will help prepare you for the upcoming test.  Save this page for the benchmark test at the end of the year, this info may show up on that too!

1)  What is a species?

2) What did Darwin observe about the finches in the Galapagos Islands?

3) What is a scientific theory? What is an example of a scientific theory 

4)  What is natural selection

5) Define evolution

6) Define adaptation.

7) How does natural selection lead to evolution

8)  What is overproduction? Give an example of overproduction.

9)   What is the definition of variation?

10)  What is a fossil?

11)  Do all organisms become fossils? Why or why not?

12)  What is the difference between the theory of gradualism and the theory of punctuated equilibria?

13)  What are some conditions that allow for preserved remains?

14) What may a scientist learn from a footprint (trace fossil)?

15)  How do minerals play an important role in fossilization?

16) Why do you think bones are the most common type of fossil?

17)  Why are the birds and iguanas on the Galapagos Islands different than their mainland relatives?

18) How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?

19) What are the characteristics of each of the following organism groups? Protist, Fungus, Plant, Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile, Insect, Arthropod, Mollusk, Worm. (Found in your living things notes).