Evolution 1
Change over time
Evolution
Preserved remains of ancient organisms
Fossils
Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin
Process that makes evolution happen
Natural Selection
Another term for Natural Selection
Survival of the Fittest
The islands Darwin visited
What changes did Darwin observe in finches in the Galapagos
Beaks
Birds with differently shaped beaks depending on the island they lived on
Finches
Genetic information that can be used to find relationships between organisms and prove evolution
DNA
A group of simliar organisms that can have offspring together
Species
Organisms adapt to changes in
Their environment
The two main goals of all species
Survive and reproduce
When Organisms disappear from the Earth
Extinction
All the fossils throughout the history of Earth
The fossil record
What units of genetic material determine what living things look like?
Genes
When a freak accident wipes out a large portion of multiple populations of organisms
Mass Extinction Event
The full name of Darwin's book
On the Origin of Species
Name two of the three steps of natural selection
Variation
Adpation
Selection
What law states that the oldest rock layers are on the bottom, youngest on the top?
Law of Superposition
A student wonders if studying longer leads to better test scores. She studies for different amounts of time before each quiz and records her scores.
What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
IV: Time studying
DV: Her scores