Vocabulary
Process that happens over a long period of time and results in a change of life form
Evolution
Which two animals are closer relatives, dolphin, shark or wolf?
Dolphin and wolf
Structures inherited from ancestors that no longer serve a function?
Vestigial Structure
What theory did Darwin develop?
Theory of Evolution
What changed about the horses feet?
Changed from 4 toes to one large toe
When a species is no longer able to reproduce more of their own kind?
Extinct
Which two animals are closer relatives; racoon, opossum, and bear?
Bear and raccoon
Structures that have a similar anatomy but differ in function?
Homologous Structures
What are Darwin (your classmate) brothers names?
Jason & Brandon
What happened to the horses environment?
Changed from forest to plains
A historical sequence of life on earth based on the sequence of fossils
Fossil Record
Which two animals are closer relatives; human, tunicate or sponge?
Human and Tunicate
Similar structures that evolved independently in different organisms that serve the same purpose?
Analogous Structures
What did Darwin notice about the birds on the Galapagos Islands?
Their beaks were different sizes
How did the whales environment change?
From land to more water
A recent form of species from which two different species evolved
Common Ancestor
Two bone structures that are similar in the dolphin and wolf
Jaw, arm/hand, cranium
The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species over time.
Comparative Anatomy
An inherited physical feature or trait that allows an animal to survive.
Adaptation
Why did the horse have to get faster?
To evade predators
A place where a living thing gets food, water and shelter to survive.
Environment
Two similarities between the bear and raccoon
No pouch, develop placenta, more mature at birth
Body and bone structure of living organisms.
Anatomical Structure
A natural process of evolution in which organisms that are best adapted to their environment survive and are able to reproduce.
natural Selection
What vestigial structure does the whale have?
Hip bone