Evolution #1
Change over time
What is Evolution
Same structure different function
What is Homologous
Had different shaped beaks depending on the island they were from (Darwin studied these)
What is Finches
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
The science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
What is Embryology
Made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth
What is The Fossil Record
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.
Population
What does an organism's fitness mean?
The ability to survive and reproduce
When antibiotics are overused, what happens to the bacteria population?
What is select for resistant organisms?
Same function different structure
What is Analogous
type of natural selection that favors individuals with extreme traits over those with intermediate traits
Disruptive selection
Differing characteristics between organisms in a certain species
What is Variation
Physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive in its environment.
What is Structural Adaptation
The way an organism acts in order to help it survive.
What is Behavioral Adaptation
A behavioral pattern than an organism is born with.
What is Instinctive Behavior
Obtained by interacting with the environment
What is Learned Behavior
The evolution that leads to unrelated species developing similar traits
What is convergent evolution?