Charles Darwin
Types of Adaptations
Homologous Structures
Vocabulary
Evidence of Evolution
100
Founder of the Evolutionary Theory
Who is Charles Darwin
100
Physical form, body trait
What are Morphological Adaptations
100
Similar organs but different functions
What are Homologous Structures
100
Ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment.
What is fitness
100
Evidence of organism that lived long ago, gives overall picture of how species evolved.
What is fossils
200
Name of Darwin's ship
What is the H.M.S Beagle
200
Internally, chemical operation, hormone, body chemistry
What are Physiological Adaptations
200
A human arm, a dolphin fin, and a foreleg of a dog
What are examples of homologous structures
200
Any inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival.
What is adaption
200
Where one species resembles or mimics other species.
What is mimicry
300
The year Darwin died
What is 1882
300
Actions
What is a Behavioral Adaptation
300
Structures that have become similar by performing the same function
What are Analogous Structures
300
Survival of the fittest
What is natural selection
300
The study of geographic distribution of species.
What is biogeography
400
The islands the H.M.S Beagle voyaged upon
What are the Galápagos Islands
400
Rattle Snake: rattles, retractable fang, shed, unhinge jaw
What are examples of Morphological Adaptations
400
A characteristic or organ that does not appear to have a function/purpose
What are Vestigial Structure
400
All species were derived from common ancestors.
What is common descent
400
Comparison of the body structures between different species
What is comparative anatomy
500
The book Darwin published in 1859
What is "On the Origin of Species"
500
Rattle Snake: venom, smells with tongue, cold-blooded
What are examples of Physiological Adaptations
500
An Appendix
What is an example of a Vestigial Structure
500
Traits controlled by two or more genes.
What is polygenic traits
500
More closely related species have more similarities in DNA and amino acid structure.
What is molecular biology and how is it evidence for evolution
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