Terms
What is Selective Breeding
The process where humans choose which individuals reproduce, usually with desirable traits
What are Homologous Structures
Similar structures that have different functions (example: bird wing and the human arm)
Name of the islands that Charles Darwin ventured to
Galápagos Islands
What is survival of the fittest
The organisms that are able to live long enough to reproduce
How does the fossil record help prove evolution
shows evidence of creature that once roamed the earth, can compare the similarities of completely different organisms
What theory is Charles Darwin known for creating
Natural Selection
What is variation
Individuals of a population that have difference
Differences in animals of the same species proves natural selection, how?
It shows that creatures can change thier body structure to better survive the environment they live in
How did Charles Darwin create the idea of Natural Selection
When he was on the Galápagos Islands he noticed the slight differences between organisms of the same species
Define evolution in simple terms
The process where organisms change over time
How does embryology help prove Evolution
It shows that all creatures start out as almost the same thing suggesting that we are all related
What was Charles Darwin
An English Naturalist
What is descent with modification
The process which each new generation develops slightly different traits and the ones with better traits move on resulting in natural selection.
How does DNA help prove evolution
We can compare DNA between species to see how similar we are genetically
What year was Charles Darwin born in
1809