Vocabulary
This is the term that means a change in a species' traits over time, usually to adapt to their environment
What is evolution?
This is the trait that was different between out birds.
What is beak type?
Our narfs all started out with many different...
What is traits?
Peppered moths are called "peppered" because they are covered in little....
What is dark spots?
This is the cause of evolution, where conditions in the environment push some individuals to survive and pass on their traits better than others
What is natural selection?
This is one reason birds might evolve to have different types of beaks.
What is to eat different types of food?
Some traits did better than others and those narfs got to survive and have babies. This is an example of...
What is natural selection?
This is the term for traits that allow a creature to blend in to its environment.
What is camouflage?
This means a lot of different types, and is essential for natural selection to happen
What is variation? (or variety)
This is a term for when creatures are all vying for the same food or other resources.
What is competition?
Sometimes we say that those with the best traits have high evolutionary _____________. Or you might now the phrase "survival of the ______________."
What is fitness or fittest?
This is the period of time where humans began building many factories that put dark smoke into the air and stained the bark of trees...
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This is a change in traits that helps a creature survive and reproduce better than before/ gives them an advantage in their environment
What is an adaptation?
This is another word for when you have a trait that makes you better at something than your peers.
What is an advantage?
Over time, our population of narfs changed to all have some of the same advantageous traits. This is an example of...
What is evolution?
This is the term for when a creature is hunting and eating another creature.
What is predation or predator?