Vocab
The process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change to improve survival and reproduction.
What is natural selection?
He discovered the idea of natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
Organisms produce many more offspring than can _________.
What is survive?
The 2 main things to know about natural selection.
What are survival and reproduction?
A distinguishing characteristic or quality.
What is trait?
This was the species Darwin first studied that gave him the idea of natural selection.
What are finches?
There is __________ among organisms.
What is competition?
Name 2 things organisms can compete for.
What are food, space, mates, etc?
The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment.
What is adaptation?
These are the islands where Darwin discovered the differences in the finches.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
What is natural variety?
Name 2 things organisms can die from.
What is disease, starvation, being eaten, etc?
An organism's ability to successfully reproduce and pass on its genes to the next generation.
What is reproductive fitness?
What are their beaks?
Individuals with ___________ are better suited to survive in their environment than those without the traits.
What are certain traits?
Natural selection happens very quickly. True or False
What is false?
Any external condition or influence that can impact living organisms. Ex. Climate, pollution, and human impact
What are environmental factors?
When did Darwin begin his studies? 1700s, 1800s, or the 1900s
What are the 1800s?
Organisms that survive and reproduce pass the __________ on to the next generation.
What are genes for their useful traits?
If slower cheetahs die out before reproducing, what will happen to the future generations of cheetahs?
What is become faster?