Artificial Selection
When you change the environmental conditions yourself
artificial selection
Inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment
adaptations
An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
camouflage
The idea that all animals come from a common animal
common ancestor
the scientist that studied peas and is known as the father of genetics
Charles Darwin
The breeding of organism for desired characteristics
The three categories of natural selection
behavioral, structural, and functional
Resemblance of one species to another species
mimicry
A slight difference in an inherited trait of individual members of a species
variation
True or False. Mutations can only be bad
False
Identifying certain genes and moving them from one organism to another
Define Natural Selection
the process by which population of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations.
The study of similarities and differences among structures of living species
comparative anatomy
body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure
Analogous structures
Homologous means that the letters are what
The letters are both the same
Getting two dogs to breed to try and get the traits you want for both dogs is an example of
selective breeding
The peppered moth changing its colors from mimicking the lichen on trees and then the black dust on the trees is an example of what
adaptation
The science of the study of embryos from fertilization to birth
embryology
Body parts of organisms that are similar in structure and position but different in function
Homologous structures
Heterozygous means that the letters are what
Alternating the DNA strand of an organism to get the exact traits you want is an example of
genetic engineering
A polar bear surviving in the harsh cold and a black bear dying in the same environment is an example of what
natural selection/survival of the fittest
a dog and cat leg are an example of what type of structure
homologous
Body parts that have lost their original functions through evolution
Vestigial structure
How can a recessive trait be seen