Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

If groups within the population become geographically isolated , each group's gene pool becomes smaller and more different from each other. 

What is Speciation?

100
The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment
What is the definition of Natural Selection?
100

Hibernation and migration are what types of adaptation?

What is behavioral adaptation?

100
The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human
What are Vestigial Structures?
100
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
What is Fitness?
200
A theory (explanation) supported by evidence for how populations change over time
What is evolution?
200
The variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of _________ _____________.
What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)
200
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
What is Adaptation?
200
An example of a structure that is homologous to a cat’s paw.
What is a Dog’s paw, human arm, bat wing, whale flipper
200
The first set of organisms that lived on Earth
What is Bacteria?
300
Charles Darwin
Who is the father of Evolution?
300
The name of the islands where Darwin studied and gathered his evidence on Natural Selection
What are The Galapagos Islands?
300
An organism matches its surroundings in order to hide
What is Camouflage?
300
Body parts that share a common function but have a different structure
What is an analogous structure?
300
A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce
What is a species?
400

Evolution can only occur is this is involved

Genetic Variation

400

During the Industrial Revolution the production of steel increased. This caused a change in the environment. What variation of the moths was best suited for the environment after the revolution?

What is the dark/darker colored moths.

400
An organism imitates an animal
What is Mimicry?
400

Two organisms that share a large amount of similar DNA

What are siblings?

400

The ability of an organism to blend in with its environment to increase its ability to survive. 

What is camouflage?

500
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
500
A little child catches a fly and pulls its wings off. The fly actually lives a better life, but does not pass its lack of wings on to its offspring because the loss of wings is an _________ _______.
What is an Acquired Trait?
500

Young copperheads wiggle their tails to attract prey is an example of what behavior?

What is mimicry?

500
In embryology, the embryos are very similar to each other
What is a common ancestor?
500

When traits are passed from parents to offspring?

What is inheritance?

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