Vocabulary 1
The hereditary changes in groups of organisms over time.
Evolution
Preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms
Fossil
The scientist that is considered “The Father of Evolution”
Charles Darwin
The scientist responsible for developing taxonomic classification.
Carlous Linnaeus
A type of coloration or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings.
Camouflage
Same structure that serves a different purpose in difference organisms.
Homologous Structure
The place where Darwin completed his research
The Galapagos Islands
The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms.
Taxonomy
Changes in organisms that help them survive in their environment.
Adaptation
How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment.
Fitness
Passing traits from parents to offspring
Heretibility
A branching diagram that shows relationships between species.
Cladogram
Occurs when there are differences in fitness among members of a population.
Natural Selection
Study of past and present organism distributions.
Biogeography
Scientist that researched in the Malay Archipelago
Alfred Russel Wallace
A taxon in the highest rank of organisms which includes: Archaea, Protista & Eukaryota
Domain
Selective breeding in plants & animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring.
Artificial Selection
A structure that is inherited from ancestors but has lost much, or all, of its original function.
Darwin’s book on Evolution…
On the Origin of Species
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding; Smallest, most specific taxa.
Species