Evolution
Vocab
Natural selection
Unit Activity
Nature of science
100
A long slow change in organisms over a long period of time.
Evolution
100
A group of organisms that can mate with each other to produce offspring.
Species
100
The human practice of selecting or breeding specific traits together.
Artificial selection or selective breeding
100
Drops on a Peny #of drops is the variable.
Defendant variable
100
The manipulated variable in an experiment there can only be one !!
Independent variable
200
This may happen if a species lacks the variations necessary to adapt to changing enviroment.
Extinction
200
Preserved or mineralized remains of organisms usually found in sedimentary rock
Fossils
200
A genetically determined characteristic
Trait
200
Because some giraffes were not allowed to adapt
they died out.
200
Science does NOT talk about these things.
Supernatural world or ethical judgment
300
A human's arm a cat's front leg, a dolphin's front flipper, and a bat's wing
Have a similar kind of bones
300
Any inherited trait or characteristics that increases an organism's chances for survival
Adaption
300
Process by which individuals better suited to their enviroment can survive and reproduce most successfully
Natural Selection
300
In the OWL activity survival rate of babies would be this variable
Dependent variable
300
When testing the sunscreen on alien's.....location, amt of sunscreen,same alien, and same spot on alien - mut remain
constant!
400
In layers of rocks, fossil near the top are considered what?
Newest, contains most recent animal fossils
400
The early stages of development in organisms in which there are many similarities among different species
Embryo Development
400
He traveled to the Galapagos Islands on the HMS Beagle and observed similar species suited to their prarcticular environment.
Charles Darwin
400
The nests with the ____ survival rae had easier access to ____ more complete talons better parents to child ratio
highest, food
400
An educated guess testable if then statement
Hypothesis
500
Fossil Records, Geographical,Distrubution,Homolougous structures, similarities in embryology
Evidence of Evolution
500
Structures that hav similar embryological origin and structure but are adapted for different purposes
Homologous Structure
500
Charles Darwin believed and taught this about eovolution between man and apes.
They have common ancestors
500
In dogs ad turnips this is why you did not get all the information at the end
Scientists don't get all the info at the end
500
One is an explanation of event and the other is a rule describes a pattern
Theory and Law
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