People
Animal Adaptations
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Theories
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100
Theorized that small changes in rock have collected over hundreds of millions of years.
Who is Charles Lyell
100
Has skin that looks like a dead leaf.
What is a frog
100
This change helps organisms survive and reproduce in its environment
What is an adaptation
100
When an organism produces more offspring than the environment can support
What is overproduction
100
This is an adapted species that comes from its ancestors
What is a decedent
200
Believed organisms bring about changes they need to survive.
Who is Jean Baptiste Lamarck
200
Is well adapted to catch prey.
What is a venus fly trap
200
This is the natural differences in traits
What is a variation
200
When all members of a species die
What is extinction
200
These traits are not part of an organisms DNA and are not passed on to offspring
What is an acquired trait
300
He is the father of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin
300
Has a long tongue to obtain nectar from deep inside a flower
What is a butterfly
300
A specific characteristic of an organism
What is a trait
300
This is the process through which populations change over time
What is evolution
300
This organism has a beak that is curved to take in large berries
What is a vegetarian finch
400
This person studies plants and animals.
Who is a naturalist
400
Has a narrow beak used to cut into tissues of cactus
What is a cactus finch
400
This is an earlier form of a species
What is an ancestor
400
This is the practice by which humans select animals or plants for breeding based on desired traits
What is artificial selection
400
This is a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area
What is a population
500
Believes the environment influences which organisms survive and which don't.
Who is Malthus
500
Has a read throat pouch to attract females
What is a male frigate bird
500
These are traits that become more common in animals in future generations
What is a selective trait
500
process through which animals that inherit the most advantageous
What is natural selection
500
These are organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring
What is a species
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