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
Darwin
The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce is known as this.
What is fitness?
Who is known as the Father of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
A mistake in the genetic code of a section of DNA is known as a ______________.
mutation
Similar structures that evolved from a common ancestor such as bones humans, cats, bats, and whales have in common.
Homologous Structures
Scientist who added to Darwin's theory by clearing up how traits were passed down to offspring through his pea plant experiments.
Mendel
Any inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival is known as this.
What is an adaptation?
Darwin was from the 1800's. What part of modern science did he lack knowledge of in order to better explain how traits were passed down from parent to offspring?
genetics and DNA
This type of symbiotic relationship results when both species benefit
What is mutualism?
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils?
This term refers to different traits and alleles within a population.
What is variation?
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is survival of the fittest?
This is a type of structure that was once used in a species, but has since evolved to be of no real use.
vestigial structure
French naturalist Lamarck is credited with one of the early theories that organisms changed over time from simple to more complex by passing on acquired traits.
Has this theory been proven true or false?
common ancestors
The concept of humans selecting desired traits in species.
What is Articial Selection?
Structures with similar functions but are not similar in origin. These are not proof of a common ancestor but proof that evolution can occur
Analogous Structures
This type of isolation is when individuals of a closely related species have different mating seasons/timings
Directional Selection
What are the 5 evidences of evolution?
Structures, DNA, Fossils, Embryos, and geography
The concept that members of each species are seeking the same food, space, and other necessities is known as this.
What is competition?
What is stabilizing selection?
This type of isolation occurs when mismatches in mating traits (signals and/or preferences) prevent mating between two species/populations.
What is behavioral isolation?
This type of symbiotic relationship results when one species benefits and the other is neither helped not harmed
What do these homologous structures indicate about these organisms?
They have a common ancestor.
When two or more species evolve together, sometimes in response to one another either beneficially or competitively. What is this evolutionary concept called?
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?
Natural Selection
Genetic drift is a reduction of alleles in a population. This type of genetic drift is when a small group moves away & start a new population
What is Founder's effect?
disruptive selection
Genetic drift is a reduction in alleles in a population. This type of genetic drift is a chance event that drastically decreases population size
What is bottleneck effect?
The bones of this ocean animal have been examined and proven that their ancestors at one time walked on land. They are distantly related to the hippopotamus.
What is a whale?
Gene flow, non-random mating, mutation, small population size, natural selection/adaptation
Convergent evolution describes evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species. What describes the opposite?
What is divergent evolution?