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True or false: evolution happens quickly and can change in one generation

false

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The process in which a species has changed over time is known as this.
What is evolution?
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An insect blending into its surroundings making it look like a leaf

What is camouflage?

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Random variations of DNA are called

What are mutations?

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Bone similarities in humans, apes, and monkeys show that they had a common

ancestor

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When all members of a species die out

What is extinction?

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Similarities between the bone structures of paws, hooves, wings, and fins are examples of this.
What are homologous structures?
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In science, what does it mean for an organism to be FIT or have FITNESS?

Able to survive and reproduce in it's enviornment. 

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True or false. Mutations are always beneficial to an organism. 

False! They can be beneficial, negative, or neutral to an organism.

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Name one type of environmental factor that could affect the survival of a species

habitat loss, climate change, natural disaster, invasive species

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This term refers to the availability of different traits and alleles within a population.

What is variation?

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When species have homologous structures it indicates that they derived from a . . 

What is common ancestor?

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A reason that birds have different shaped beaks

There beaks are adapted to the type of food/diet they eat

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Published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s book _________ changed biology forever.

What is "The ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES"

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When a farmer only gathers seeds from the tallest, healthiest corn plants. This process is called

artificial selection

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The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce is known as this.
What is fitness?
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Preserved remains of ancient organisms that can be used to support the theory of evolution by natural selection are known as

What are fossils?

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This organism adapted to the color change of trees caused by pollution in the 1900s causing the dark morph to grow in population. 

What is the peppered moth?

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How is Comparative Anatomy used as proof of evolution?

Species that share a common ancestor have body structures that are similar because the common ancestor had those structures

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A series of layers in the earth with preserved parts or traces of organisms that help paleontologists understand the evolution of species

The fossil record

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The full name of the theory that Charles Darwin proposed

The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

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Structures that serve the same function but have completely different structures

What is analogous structures?

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This causes genetic variations in individuals of a population

mutations 
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Many of Darwin's major discoveries happened in this location.

What is The Galapagos Islands?

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A fish fossil found in high in the mountains causes Scientists to infer that this area was

once covered in water