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Evolution
Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence for Evolution
Miscellaneous
100

Change over time in the traits of a species

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

Variation within a species comes from these two places

What is sexual reproduction and mutations?

100
The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human
What are Vestigial Structures?
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
A variation in an organism that helps it survive
What is Adaptation?
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 first set of organisms that lived on Earth
What is Bacteria?
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

The record of life on earth that scientists examine to prove evolution has occurred

What is the fossil record?

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 Variation?

400

If a species has more variation within its population, what does this mean for its chances of survival? 

More variation leads to a higher chance for survival

400

Evolution can proceed quickly if these conditions are met

What is fast reproduction and rapid environmental change?

400

If two organisms share a large amount of similar DNA, this means _______________

They are closely related 

400

Why is the appearance of autotrophs on earth so important to life as we now know it?

They have a the ability to make their own food? (photosynthesis)

500

Two different organisms are alike and share much of their DNA- this means that they share a _________________

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

If bacteria have the ability to survive and reproduce in the presence of an antibiotic, they are said to be ___________

What is resistant?

500

In embryology, if two embryos are very similar to each other

They share a common ancestor?

500

What is competition? 

A struggle for resources within a population of organisms