Evolution Basics
This scientist is known as the father of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
These preserved remains or traces of organisms are evidence of life from the past.
What are fossils?
Structures that are similar in different species due to a common ancestor are called this.
What are homologous structures?
This process describes how organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
What is natural selection?
These are four ways fossils can be preserved.
What are natural mummification, amber preservation, tar seeps, and petrification?
This is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for specific traits.
What is artificial selection?
This term refers to the change in species over time.
What is evolution?
This method of dating determines the age of fossils or rocks by comparing them to surrounding layers.
What is relative dating?
These structures no longer serve a purpose in an organism but suggest an evolutionary past.
What are vestigial structures?
These are the four forces that drive evolution.
What are natural selection, mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift?
This dating method measures radioactive elements in rocks to figure out their exact age.
What is absolute dating?
This field studies how the distribution of species and ecosystems across the planet supports evolutionary history.
What is biogeography?