Evolution 1
Evolution 2
Evolution 3
Evolution 4
Evolution 5
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British naturalist and father of evolutionary theory.
Charles Darwin
100
The collections of islands located approx. 1000km west of Ecuador where Charles Darwin further developed his theory of evolution by natural selection.
The Galapagos Islands
100
The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits.
Artificial selection
100
Each generation has more offspring that can be supported by the environment.
Overproduction
100
Darwin sailed aboard the HMS ___________
Beagle
200
The process by which living organisms change over time through changes in the genome
Evolution
200
The study of fossils or extinct organisms.
paleontology
200
The ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next.
Heritability
200
The idea that species change over time, gives rise to new Species.
Descent with Modification
200
Hares shift toward extremely white or brown fur depending on winter conditions. What type of selection is this?
Disruptive selection
300
A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.
Species
300
type of natural selection that favors individuals with extreme traits over those
Disruptive selection
300
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals.
Natural selection
300
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.
Population
300
There is 3 types of evolution. ____________, ______________, and ________________
Biological (organic)
Chemical
Geological
400
The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.
Fossil
400
Specialized teeth are an example of this type of adaptation.
Structural
400
The process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a population's ability to survive.
Adaptation
400
The measure of an organism's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population.
Fitness
400
Body parts that are similar in structure to different organisms but perform different functions.
Homologous Structure
500
type of natural selection that favors one extreme phenotype over other phenotypes
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Directional selection
500
A model of evolution in which gradual change over a long period of time leads to diversity.
Gradualism
500
Differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs.
Variation
500
Name 2 (Two) types of adaptations.
Possible Answers:
Behavioural
Physiological (functional)
Structural
500
Remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor, no longer functions today.
Vestigial Structure