Evidence for Evolution - Review
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- Q1Over time, the nuclei of radioactive elements decay. When this occurs, the element turns into a(n) __________.carbon-14new elementsame element, less neutronsnon-existant element30s
- Q2What is the half-life of carbon-14?5,370 years11,460 years17,190 years5,730 years30s
- Q3What percentage of carbon-14 remains after 17,190 years?6.25%50%0%12.5%30s
- Q4In our class activity, half-life of M&M's, on average (whole class), how many shakes determined the half-life of M&M's?214330s
- Q5In our class activity, half-life of M&M's, did the half-life curve follow the ideal half-life curve?yesno30s
- Q6What is an isotope?atoms of an element that have different numbers of protons and neutronsatoms of an element that have different numbers of neutronsatoms of an element that have different numbers of electronsatoms of an element that have different numbers of protons30s
- Q7An isotope that is unstable or radioactive is called...progeny isotopeparent isotopeneutral isotopedaughter isotope30s
- Q8An isotope that is stable or non-radioactive is called...parent isotopedifferent isotopedaughter isotopeprogeny isotope30s
- Q9C-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. You begin with 600 grams, at the end of 4 half-lives, how much would remain radioactive?37.5 grams562.5 grams525 grams75 grams45s
- Q10A radioactive element has a half-life of 2 days. If the original mass was 120 grams, how much would have decayed after 6 days?90 grams30 grams105 grams15 grams45s
- Q11What ship did Charles Darwin join when he came up with the theory of biological evolution?SHM BagelHMS BugleMHS BeagleHMS Beagle30s
- Q12What islands became known for Darwin's organisms of observation?Guatemala IslandsGuacamole IslandsGalápagos IslandsGood Hope Islands30s
- Q13Evolution is ...change of structure to accommodate functionchange in function of structurean organism becoming a different specieschange in average phenotype of a population over time30s
- Q14In our class activity of natural selection, which species should have dominated over time?heel-toe walkerswalkershoppersa new species30s
- Q15In our class activity of natural selection, which species died out over time?heel-toe walkerswalkersnew specieshoppers30s
