A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
What is a Fossil?
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
What is species?
This is likely to happen to a species if it is not well adapted to a new environment
What is extinction?
What adaptation helps these seashore survive?
What is camoflauge?
He is considered the father of evolution?
Who is Charles Darwin?
Which of these is oldest organism?
What is E?
Evolution takes place more quickly in organisms like these?
What are bacteria?
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
What is an adaptation?
These ________________ in a species enable the animals to better survive to conditions in their particular environments.
What are variations?
A gradual change in a species over time
What is evolution?
Which one of these animals is most closely related to a dinosaur?
What is bird?
These two animals have the most similarities
What is Whale and Hippo?
Which population will increase in this environment?
What is a brown?
The bird on the bottom with the long curved beak is more likely to survive and reproduce because it is better able to catch food. This concept is known as
What is Survival of the Fittest?
Birds and reptiles have similar traits and DNA, they most likely share ______________________.
What is a common ancestor?
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
What are homologous structures?
This diagram shows evolutionary relationships
What is a Cladogram or Phylogenetic tree?
This occurs when an environment changes and an organism with certain traits is more likely to survive and reproduce.
What is natural selection?
This happened to the 3 dinosaurs in this cladogram?
What is went extinct?
Organisms may have adaptations that allow them to be better suited to the environment. These traits are not acquired in their lifetime, but they are __________________.
What are inherited?
Scientists may study the development of these to determine common ancestry
What are embryos?
According to the diagram, these two organisms are most closely related
What are the crab and trilobyte (black buggish animal)?
The source of variation within a species
What is mutation and sexual reproduction?
This may cause a difference in the numbers of brown moths versus white moths in a population.
What is Change in the environment?
Two types of evidence of evolution
What are comparative anatomy, biochemistry, embryological development, Fossils?