Evolution 1
The process in which a species has changed over time is known as this.
What is evolution?
He is known as the Father of Evolution
Who is Charles Darwin?
The Island where Charles Darwin explored...
Galapagos
This type of vestigial structure is found in our digestive system. This organ used to be used to digest cellulose for our ancient ancestors.
What is the appendix?
The oldest fossil are found in what rock layers?
What is the bottom layer/deeper layers?
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor such as bones humans, cats, bats, and whales have in common.
What are Homologous/Shared Structures?
This is a group of individuals born and living at about the same time.
What is a generation?
Any inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival is known as this.
What is an adaptation/adaptive trait?
Populations that are more likely to survive a changing environment need to have lots of ...
variations in traits
This is an organism's collection of genes and the traits they carry.
What is genotype?
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils?
This is to receive genes from a parent.
What is inherit?
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is survival of the fittest?
This is the shape of a DNA molecule.
What is a double helix?
A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.
What is a mutation?
These are an organism's observable characteristics or traits.
What is phenotype?
The concept of humans selecting desired traits in species
What is artificial selection or selective breeding?
According to the modern theory of evolution, new traits are produced by....
What are mutations?
This is a related organism from a previous generation.
What is an ancestor?
Snakes with small legs and your tail bone are examples of these
What are vestigial structures?
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
What is Natural Selection?
Organs/ structures that no longer serve a purpose and have disappeared or reduced in size
Vestigial Organs/Structures
Being able to blend in with your environment.
camouflage
This word means two organisms share a common ancestor population.
What is related?
These are the islands whose famous finches and tortoises were the inspiration for the theories of natural selection and evolution.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
When an organism completely dies out.
What is Extinction?
Name one evidence of evolution
analagous structures, homologous structures, similar embryos, fossils, DNA analysis
Evolutionists believe that similar orgamisms evolved from a(n)
What is common ancestors?
speciation, new species
Study of how embryos develop similarly
Embryology
When one species changes into two or more different species
Speciation
This genetic disease is an adaptive trait for humans in areas where the deadly malaria parasite is found.
What is Sickle-Cell Disease/Anemia
While in the Galapagos Islands, Darwin noticed that the Finches' beak shape had evolved based on the...
food source
This is the process that drives evolution as the best-fit individual survive and pass on their traits to the next generation.
What is natural selection?
These 4 letters represent the 4 bases that pair up to create the "ladder steps" of DNA.
What are A(Adenine), T (Thymine), G (Guanine), and C (Cytosine)?