Mystery
A sponge that lives in a pineapple under the sea
Who is Spongebob Squarepants?
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
What are species?
Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
What are homologous structures?
A type of natural selection in which so many offspring are produced that there are not enough resources (food, water, and living space)
What is overproduction?
One similarity between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium is that both describe the rate of __________ . (Hint: page 364)
What is evolution?
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What are laundry supplies?
The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
What are fossils?
In most cases, evidence from ____ and protein structure has confirmed conclusions based on fossils, embryos, and body structure. (Hint: page 361)
What is DNA?
A type of natural selection in which members of a species differ from one another in many of their traits
What is variation?
Small changes that add up to major changes over a long period of time is called ________ . (Hint: page 364)
What is gradualism?
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What is the song "Dynamite"?
The process of change over time
What is evolution?
What are sequences?
A type of natural selection in which members of a species must compete with one another to survive
What is competition?
The pattern in which species evolve during short periods of rapid change and then don't change much is called ____________ ____________. (Hint: page 365)
What is punctuated equilibrium?
What year did YouTube come out?
What is the year 2005?
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
What is a scientific theory?
What does early development refer to? (Hint: page 359)
What is the developing embryos of animals?
A type of natural selection in which the environment selects organisms with helpful traits to become parents of the next generation
What is selection?
The Kaibab squirrel and the Abert squirrel have been separated from each other for a long time because of the Grand Canyon. The isolation of the Kaibab squirrel and Abert squirrel may result in two different ________ . (Hint: page 363)
What is species?
Two words that are homphones; one means sore throat and the other is an animal
What is hoarse/horse?
The process by which individuals are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce more than other members of the same species
What is natural selection
The four types of evidence that supports evolution includes fossils, similarities in early development, similarities in body structure, and similarities in ____________ structure. (Hint: page 359)
What is DNA and/or protein?
Only traits that are inherited can be acted upon by _________ __________. (Hint: page 356)
What is natural selection?
_________ , or complete separation, occurs when some members of a species become cut off from the rest of the species. (Hint: page 362)
What is isolation?