Evolution
The change in a species over time.
What is Evolution?
This is the term for how well-suited an individual is for its environment.
What is fitness?
An example of this type of adaptation would be tool use by monkeys.
What is behavioral adaptation?
The hip bones of a dolphin and the tailbone of a human would be examples of:
What are Vestigial Structures?
The movement of organisms into or out of a population.
What is gene flow?
The idea that some species are better fit for their environment.
What is natural selection?
An example of this type of adaptation would be long eyelashes to keep sand out of a camel's eyes.
What is a physical adaptation?
The wing of a bat and the wing of a bird would be considered:
What are analogous structures?
This is the age of the Earth.
What is 4.6 billion years?
This man is considered the father of evolution.
Who is the Charles Darwin?
This is the name of the adaptation in which an organism blends in with its environment.
What is Camouflage?
Body parts that share a common function and came from a common ancestor
What is a homologous structure?
This is how long ago the asteroid killed the dinosaurs.
What is a 65 million years?
Evolution can only occur if a population has this.
What is Genetic variation?
This is the man who had a mostly incorrect idea of evolution before Darwin.
Who is Lamarck?
This is when an organism looks very similar to another organism for protection.
What is Mimicry?
This is a drastic reduction in genetic diversity.
What is a bottleneck?
This is the idea that life can appear out of nothing.
What is spontaneous generation or abiogenesis?
If two organisms are alike, they likely share one of these.
What is a Common Ancestor?
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 those wings would be an _________ _______.
What is an Acquired Trait?
The organ that creates venom of the black mamba snake is an example of a type of adaptation
What is an example of Physiological Adaptation?
The study of the unborn organisms of a species to determine evolutionary relationships.
What is embryology?
This is the name of the ship that Darwin travelled on to conduct his studies.
What is the HMS Beagle?