Vocabulary
animal resembles another species that has easily recognizable characteristics
What is Mimicry?
This scientist is best known for his theory of natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin
Relations between species
What is Phylogeny
A characteristic developed over a lifespan.
What is an acquired characteristic?
This branch of biology studies the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
What is Embryology?
Gradual change in a population or species
What is Evolution?
This type of selection favors individuals at both extremes of a trait over the average individuals.
What is disruptive selection?
The shared inherited traits from a common ancestor are known by this term.
What are homologous traits?
This term means that individuals do not evolve, but rather this larger group does.
What is population?
This type of evidence uses DNA and genetic information to trace evolutionary relationships.
What is molecular evidence?
The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise.
What is Speciation?
The Island Charles Darwin discovered several species.
What is Galapagos Island?
The shared characteristics inherited from a common ancestor are referred to by this term.
What are ancestral traits?
This type of trait, rather than being "new" or "improved," is simply better suited to an organism's environment.
What is an adaptive trait?
Two species arise from a common ancestor.
What is Divergent Evolution?
Characteristics that help an animal survive in their environment.
What is an adaptation
Favours mid-size of a trait (tail length in mice, human height, shoe size, etc.)
Stabilizing Selection- (Average is Good)
The term for characteristics that are similar due to convergent evolution, not common ancestry.
What are analogous traits?
This term refers to the study of how living organisms are classified.
What is taxonomy?
This scientist is known as the "father of paleontology" for his work with fossils.
Who is James Couvier?
organisms that are better adapted to their environment are best suited to survive and successfully reproduce.
What is survival of the fittest?
Concept is that the best get to mate and this passes on the most favourable genes
What is Sexual Selection?
This term describes a group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants.
What is a Clade?
These are preserved remains or impressions of ancient organisms.
What are fossils/fossil records?
This field studies the distribution of species and ecosystems across the planet.
What is Biogeography?