Evolution #1
Change in population's traits over time
What is Evolution
Body parts with similar features but evolved different uses
What is Homologous structures
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What is Fossils
Measure of survival and reproductive success
Islands that Darwin visited
What is Galapagos
The study of similarities and differences among structures of living species.
What is Comparative Anatomy
Another name for natural selection
What is survival of the fittest
The science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
What is Embryology
The extinction event we are currently living in
Anthropocene
Individuals with beneficial traits experience higher fitness within their environment
What is Natural selection
An observation of nature, can be written as a mathematical formula
What is a law
The 5 ways fossils are formed
What is Carbonization, Mineralization, Molds and Casts, Trace Fossils and Original Material.
Same function different structure
What is Analogous
A characteristic that helps an organism survive
What is Adaption
A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units
What is Geologic Time Scale
Differing characteristics between organisms in a certain species
What is Variation
Physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive in its environment.
What is Structural Adaptation
The way an organism acts in order to help it survive.
What is Behavioral Adaptation
A behavioral pattern than an organism is born with.
What is Instinctive Behavior
Obtained by interacting with the environment
What is Learned Behavior
Allows an organism to perform special functions within the body
What is Physiological Adaptation