Theory of Evolution
Who developed and published the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is it called when individuals within the same species have subtle differences in their DNA?
Genetic diversity
What are parts of the body called that share a common function, but not structure?
Analogous structures
What record shows how species have changed or disappeared through fossils found in rock layers?
Fossil Record
What country was Charles Darwin from?
England
What is the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its environment called?
Fitness
What is body form/structure called?
Morphology
What are structures that no longer have any use or purpose in an organism called?
Vestigial structures
Taxonomy
What is the name of Darwin's book on the Theory of Evolution?
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (The Origin of Species)
What did Darwin call the competition within a species for limited resources?
The struggle for existence
What is the chemistry, mainly the ability to digest specific foods, of an organism called?
Biochemical features
What are structures in two species that are the result of a common ancestor called?
Homologous structures
What is the record of the life forms and geologic events in Earth's history called?
Geologic Time Scale
What is the study of organisms in early development stages and similarities between them?
Embryology
What is the process in which the fittest individuals survive and reproduce, passing desirable traits on to their offspring?
Natural selection
Parental care, calls, and mating habits are examples of what?
Behavior
What is an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival called?
Adaptation
What large group on the Geologic Time Scale is further divided into periods?
Eras
What is it called when there is a random mistake in gene replication that results in a change in the organism?
Mutation
What did Darwin call the instance of the fittest individuals surviving and reproducing more successfully than those less suited to their environment?
Survival of the fittest
What is an organism's role in their ecosystem or community called?
Niche
What is the complete end of an entire species called?
Extinction
What is the study of Earth's history, structures, formation, and processes, which also aids in understanding evolution?
Geology
What is the process by which all living organisms have changed over extended periods of time called?
Evolution