Vocabulary
Organisms best adjusted to their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing.
What is survival of the fittest?
An adaptation
What is a modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for an environment.
Biologist known for his theory of natural selection and evolutionary biology.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This color mouse would be most fit to live on white sand.
What is a white mouse
Organisms within a species are unique.
What is Variation?
The passing of good traits (adaptations and mutations) from parents to offspring.
What is Inheritance (Heredity)?
This is an example of an adaptation that a bird in the desert may need.
What is good eyesight, water storage system, long pointy beak, fast speed, extra eyelid to protect their eyes, etc.?
Charles Darwin studies this species.
What is Finches?
This color moth would be most fit to live on white bark trees.
What are white peppered moths?
Traits are passed down through generations.
What is Inheritance?
Process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change.
What is Natural Selection?
A bird that has webbed feet is most fit for what type of environment?
What is a water environment? (Lake, ocean, river, etc.)
Charles Darwin is known for this theory.
What is the biological evolution by natural selection?
What is a real life example of natural selection?
Organisms who survive and reproduce also known as survival of the fittest.
What is selection?
Process in which humans consciously select for or against particular features in organisms.
What is artificial selection?
Thick fur (adaptation) would help a Husky be successful in this environment.
What is a sled dog? (Winter, cold, snowy)
Darwin discovered Natural Selection through observing that birds had different beak shapes and sizes due to...
What are the types of food sources the birds could access?
This natural event caused mice to naturally select to a brown color.
What is a lava flow?
Natural selection is a slow process and can span over many generations.
What is time?
A group of individuals which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
What is a Species?
Polars bears may need these adaptations to survive.
What is thick fur, strong claws, white fur, good eyesight, webbed feet, strong jaws, black skin, etc.?
Evolution can happen by what two types of selection?
This human impacted event cause peppered moths to naturally adapt and change to match the color of the trees.
V.I.S.T stands for