Evolution 1
A process by which favorable traits tend to increase in frequency over time is called
natural selection
Embryological evidence provides _____________ evidence of a common ancestor among all vertebrate species.
developmental
This was Lamarck's nationality.
What is French?
Lamarck cited this organism as proof of his ideas.
What is the giraffe?
What is overproduction?
More offspring are produced than can possibly survive
How did fossils contribute to Darwin’s ideas about changes in species over time?
Answers will vary
The similarity in homologous structures between different species is evidence that they
share a common ancestor
The species of tortoises that Darwin found on the Galápagos Islands displayed different structural adaptations. One of the adaptations that Darwin noted was the
difference in shell markings of the tortoises
The combined genetic information of all members of a particular population is the population’s
gene pool
The name of Darwin's ship is this.
What is the Beagle?
What is an inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing?
adaptation
Natural selection acts on traits in a __________________.
population
The scientist who attempted to explain how rock layers form and change over time (geology) was
Who was Lyell?
Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
fitness
These are the years that Darwin's journey started and ended.
What is 1831 and 1836?
This is the person who basically forced Darwin to publish his book.
Who is Russell Wallace?
What are the four steps of natural selection?
overproduction, variation, , struggle for existence, differential survival and reproduction
This is the name of the captain of the ship that Darwin traveled with.
Who is Robert Fitzroy?
These are three animals that Darwin studied in the Galapagos
What are tortoises, finches, and marine iguanas?
Darwin was an avid collector of these things.
What are fossils?
Answers will vary
This is the term that is used for Lamarck's idea of how evolution works.
What is Use and Disuse?
This is what Wallace wrote and shared with Darwin which contained Wallace's ideas on evolution.
What is an essay?
Name three of the four proofs that evolution exists.
Fossil Record
Homologous Structures
Geographic Distribution
Embryonic Development
This is the month that Darwin returned to England.
What is October?