Vocab
What is Naturalist
A person who studies plants and animals
A person who studies plants and animals by observing them is a
Naturalist
What do you call the breeding of organisms for desired characteristics
Selective Breeding
Name two adaptations for cold weather.
thick fur, migrating to a warmer climate, hibernating
What is Mimicry
The resemblance of one species to another
True or False. Darwin studied Tortoises, Mockingbird, and finch in the Galapagos Island.
True
Through_________ populations of organisms adapt to their environments
Natural Selection
When humans, Instead of nature, select variations; what did Darwin call this process of selection.
Artificial Selection
What are two adaptations for catching prey
running fast, having claws and sharp teeth
what is selective breeding
The breeding of organisms for desired charateristics
True or False The three types of Adaptations are Structural, Behavioral, and Functional.
True
Some species blend into their environments through
Camouflage
When nature select variation in the evolution process, it is called what?
Natural Selection
What are the three steps for speciation
seperation
adaptation
division
what is variation
a slight difference in an inhabited trait of members of species
True or False An example of Camouflage is when a caterpillar resembles a snake.
False
Occurs when a beneficial variation is intended by all members of a population
Adaptation
What kind of animal Did Darwin use for selective breeding
Daily Double
Pigeons
Explain why a mutation can be harmful or beneficial
What is camouflage
an adaptation that enables a species to blend with its enviroment
Issac Newton wrote " On the origin of species".
False
All the __________in the Galapagos looked different
Finch
What does the walking stick Insect use to in its Environment
Mimicry
what is the evidence we have that change of organisms occurs
fossils, comparing living organisms