vocab 1
group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring
species
a slow, ongoing process by which one species changes to a new species
gradualism
this structure is a body part that is similar in origin and structure to another through common ancestors
homologous
species evolved from one common ancestor, through natural selection this ancestor has adapted into what we know as modern humans today
Darrwinism belief
Only ground finches
inherited characteristics over time
evolution
rapid evolution comes over a relatively short period of time.
punctuated equilibrium
this structure doesn't seem to have a function
vestigial
Adam and Eve were the first and only humans created by God.
Creationism
Finches with this type of beak survived the environmental factors that caused food sources to be hard, knobby, pointy fruits
large beak finches
organisms with traits best suited to their environment
natural selection
this forms when layers of sand, silt, clay or mud are compacted and cemented together or when minerals are deposited from a solution
sedimentary rock
opposable thumbs, binocular vision and flexible shoulders
primates
The missing link
Darwinism
Theory of Evolution by natural selection
Darwin's theory
inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of species
variation
this is given off as a steady amount of radiation as it slowly changes to a nonradioactive element.
radioactive element
a larger brain separated this ancestor from apes
hominid
any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment
adaptation
the study of embryos and their developement
embryology
early human category
homosapien