Change over time
What is Evolution
Same structure similar function
What is Homologous
The study of fossils
What is Paleontology
Islands that Darwin visited
What is Galapagos
The study of similarities and differences among structures of living species.
What is Comparative Anatomy
Another name for natural selection
What is survival of the fittest
Types of mutations
What is beneficial, harmful, and neutral
Same function different structure
What is Analogous
Bird wing and butterfly wing
What is analogous structure
A chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units
What is Geologic Time Scale
What is Vestigial organ
Bottom layer of a fossil record
What is oldest layer
Top layer of a the fossil record
What is youngest layer
Organism with beneficial trait or mutation
What is survive and reproduce
Organism with negative trait or mutation
What is decrease survival and die off
Crocodile leg and human leg
What is homologous structure
Principles of Natural Selection
What is variation, overpopulation, adaptation, and survival of the fittest.
Organism with neutral trait or mutation
Differing characteristics between organisms in a certain species
What is Variation
The science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
What is Embryology