Made observations of similarities and differences of organisms
Who is Darwin?
100
organisms compete for
What is food, water, and space?
100
occurs when species overproduce
What is resources run out, and some do not survive?
200
the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species
What is natural selection?
200
The two locations where most observations of similarities and differences were recorded.
What is South America and Galápagos Islands?
200
was the year that Darwin and his biologist friend proposed an explanation for how evolution occurs
What is 1858?
200
helped Darwin propose an explanation for how evolution occurs
Who is Alfred Russel Wallace?
300
define scientific theory
What is a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations?
300
Darwin observed this species with individuals that had large claws living on the islands and individuals that had small claws living on the mainland.
What is the iguana?
300
was an example of how continental drift could form new species
What are marsupials?
300
the way environment "selects" organisms
What is those adapted to their environment will have a better chance to survive and reproduce?
400
define adaptation
What is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce?
400
Was the bird observed with what adaptation(s)
What are finches; they had different shaped beaks?
400
is how helpful variations accumulate in a species over time
What is through natural selection?
400
could cause a new species to form
What is isolation by a river, mountain range, volcano, other answers are possible?
500
define variation
What is any difference between individuals of the same species?
500
According to the governor of this island, how could you tell which island a tortoise came from?
What is by the shape of the shell?
500
describe Charles Darwin
What is a naturalist, lived in the 1800s, observed plants and animals while on his voyage, and helped develop the theory of evolution by natural selection?
500
the role of genes in evolution
What is only traits controlled by genes can be acted on by natural selection?