Evolution
The process by which populations slowly change over time is called
evolution
Who's research led to the discovery of Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
Before the 1600s, scientist classified organisms into only two groups. These groups are
Plants and Animals
Complex, multicellular organisms that have no cell walls, can usually move, respond to their environment, and depend on other organisms for food are classified into the kingdom
Animalia
If two organisms have similar traits and DNA, they probably share a common
The remains or imprint of a once-living organism found in layers of rock
fossil
a characteristic that improves an organism’s ability to survive is a(n)
adaptation
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms is
Taxonomy
true bacteria
Eubacteria
when a species produces more young than the environment can sustainably support
overproduction
What process often begins by a portion of a population becoming physically or geographically isolated?
Speciation
When certain genes make organisms more likely to survive and reproduce, which process can occur?
Adaptation
A system of using two names to name organisms
binomial nomenclature
Organisms that live in extreme conditions are
Archaebacteria
Two organisms have the same structure of bones but they perform different functions, what is this called?
homologous structures
The study of the locations of organisms around the world is known as
Biogeography
Survival of the fittest is referring to
Natural Selection
An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions is called a
Dichotomous key
Organisms that are single-celled eukaryotic organisms that can be plant-like, animal-like, or fungus-like are placed in the kingdom
Protista
Two organisms that have different structures but those structures perform the same function
analogous structures
What is the study of how organisms develop called?
embryology
What was the name of the boat that Darwin took a 5 year journey on?
HMS Beagle
Name the 7 levels of classification in order
Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Class
Family
Genus
Species
Give an example of an organism from the kingdom Fungi is
mold
Who founded our modern day classification system?
Carl Linnaeus