Evolution
The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
What is Evolution?
The process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do
What is Natural Selection?
A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
What is Adaptation?
Preserved remains or traces of organisms that have lived in the past.
Fossil
Charles Darwin
Who is the father of Evolution?
The name of the islands where Darwin studied and gathered his evidence on Natural Selection
What are The Galapagos Islands?
An organism matches its surroundings in order to hide
What is Camouflage?
Well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results.
The natural difference in DNA sequences between individuals of the same species.
What is Genetic Variations?
When a plant or animal reproduces, it usually makes more offspring than the environment can support
What is Overproduction?
If an organism can't adapt fast enough, this might happen.
What is extinction?
Regular, seasonal journey of animal from one place to another and back again.
Migration
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits`
What is artificial selection?
Over generations, adaptations become more common and genetic differences add up
How do species change over time?
The way an organism reacts to changes in its internal conditions for the external environment.
Behavior