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
A type of fossil like tracking's
What is a trace fossil
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 Structures?
The scientific name of an organism is made up of these two parts
genus and species
Any inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival is known as this.
What is an adaptation?
Populations that are more likely to survive a changing environment need to have lots of ...
variations
The innate behavior from an organism falls under which adaptation
What is Physiological
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils?
Is Capitalized in Species identification
What is Genus
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is survival of the fittest?
Multicellular heterotrophs who can move (mostly) are part of which kingdom?
animals
A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.
What is a mutation?
The 3rd category of Taxonomy ...
What is the Class
filled with sediment after the original organism formed the fossil
what is a cast
According to the modern theory of evolution, new traits are produced by....
What are mutations?
Physical Characteristics that are passed down to the next generation such as hair, eyes, height, weight, etc. Phenotype or genotype.
Phenotype
How Earth Changed over time
What is Geological Evolution
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?
The order of Sediment layers
What is the law of superposition
Being able to blend in with your environment.
camouflage
If the same antibiotic is used too many times, it can become less effective against a certain type of bacteria. This is known as ...
antibiotic resistance
Multicellular autotrophs are part of which kingdom?
When an organism completely dies out.
What is Extinction?
Name 3 types of adaptations
Structural, Behavioral, Physiological
Evolutionists believe that similar organisms evolved from a(n)
What is common ancestors?
type of fossil that occurs when organism is buried under sediment
What is a mold
when an entire organism is preserved
What is unaltered preservation
How Organisms are Classified
Taxonomic Scheme
Body structures on different organisms that are similar in function but did not evolve from the same ancestor (bird wing and butterfly wing)
What are Analogous Structures?
While in the Galapagos Islands, Darwin noticed that the Finches' beak shape had evolved based on the...
food source
organism with softer bodies that leave a imprint
Carbonization
Inherited Characteristics that cannot be seen on the organism such inherited diseases, genetic disorders, etc. Genotype or phenotype.
genotype