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Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100
This involves population and individuals
What is Evolution?
100

The survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best fit for their environment

What is the definition of Natural Selection?

100

An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is an  

What is adaptation?

100

The remains of imprints of once-living organisms are called?

What is fossils?

100

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

What is Fitness?

200
A theory (explanation) supported by evidence for how populations change over time
What is evolution?
200

The variety of dog and cat breeds that we have today are a product of _________ _____________.

What is Artificial Breeding (Selective Breeding)

200

Natural differences within species, or __________, in traits.

What is variations?

200

An example of a structure that is homologous to a cat’s paw.

What is a Dog’s paw, human arm, bat wing, whale flipper

200

The most recent species from which two different species have evolved?

What is common ancestor?

300
Charles Darwin
Who is the father of Evolution?
300
The name of the islands where Darwin studied and gathered his evidence on Natural Selection
What are The Galapagos Islands?
300

An organism matches its surroundings in order to hide

What is Camouflage?

300

Structures that may have different mature forms and functions in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are referred to as

What is a Homologous structure?

300

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce

What is a species?

400
Evolution can only occur is this is involved
What is Genetic Variety?
400
Lamarck said that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime and then pass them on to their offspring
How is the theory of natural selection different from Lamarck's theory?
400
An organism imitates an animal
What is Mimicry?
400

The greater the number of similarities between molecules of any two species, the more recently the species most likely shared a ________ _________.

What is common ancestor?

400

What type of bird did Darwin encounter in the Galapagos and what did he study about the birds?

What is finches and their beaks?

500
Two different organisms are alike, they share this in their bloodline
What is a Common Ancestor?
500
A little child catches a fly and pulls its wings off. The fly actually lives a better life, but does not pass its lack of wings on to its offspring because the loss of wings is an _________ _______.
What is an Acquired Trait?
500

When all of the members of species have died, they have gone ________.

What is extinct?

500

Similarities in the early development of different organisms may be used to infer relationships between different organisms is referred to as ______________.

What is a embryology?

500

What was the name of the boat that Darwin made his voyage on?

What is the Beagle?