Vocab 1
English naturalist who studied organisms around the world
Charles Darwin
Contest between organisms for limited resources, such as food, water and space
competition
Remains of an animal or plant, found in earth or rock
fossils
This scientist studies and documents the living organisms observed
Naturalist
The author of Origen of a Species
Charles Darwin
Islands west of Ecquador, off the continent of South America
Galapagos Islands
Difference, variety, having several types
diversity
Guessed, using evidence
hypothesized
More offspring are born than that can be supported by the environment
overproduction
In the Forkbird lab, rolling the dice represented when this happened
mutation
Traits that help organisms survive and reproduce offspring
adaptations
The idea that a species changes SLOWLY over time
Evolution
Random change in DNA that could be helpful, harmful or have no effect
mutation
Groups of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring
species
Albinoism for a deer living in the forest would be a helpful or harmful mutation? Explain
Harmful - would take away its ability to camouflage.
The ability to blend into an environment
camouflage
When no more of a species remain alive
extinction
Process by which individuals better suited to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce and pass on traits to their offspring.
natural selection
Differences that occur within a species
variations
Name the theorist that proposed that a couple that lifted weights would produce a baby that had strong muscles.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck