Misc.
What are the solidified remains of once living organisms called?
Fossils
The process by which populations of organisms acuumulate or gather changes over time
Evolution
The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without favorable traits
Natural Selection
What is this vocab word: The remnant of a once-useful anatomical structure
Vestigial Structure
Land forms isolating populations is which step of speciaiton?
Separation
A tiger moving slowly and quietly stalking prey is an example of what?
Behavioral Adaptation
What place helped Darwin form is theory of evolution the msot?
Galapagos Islands
struggle to survive
The period of time between birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation
Populations adapting to their new environment is which step of speciation
Adaptation
A hooked beak of a hawk is designed to help it tear meat off its prey. What is this an example of?
Physical Adaptation
A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
Adaptation
After the fast rabbits survive from being eaten by hawks, they reproduce fast offspring as well is what step of natural selection
successful reproduction
The process by which two populations of the same species become different and cannot interbreed
Speciation
Populations can no longer interbreed is which step of speciation
Division
When specific traits are chosen by humans, not nature is what?
Artificial Selection or Selective Breeding
According to scientists, approximately, how old is the Earth?
4.6 billions years
Out of all the offspring that have been born, some were born with mutations that make them better adapt for their environment is what step of natural selection?
Genetic Variation
A change in an organism's DNA such as deletion, insertion, or substitution
Mutation
What is NOT an example of a population being separated for speciation?
a. mountain range being built
b. canyon forming
c. land masses drifting apart
d. birds migrating south for the winter
D. birds migrating south for the winter
Who are the three scientists' that helped Darwin create his Theory of Natural Selection?
Malthus, LaMarck, and Lyell
What are the 5 pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution?
Thousands and thousands of clown fish offspring being bron in the same area is what step of natural selection
Overproduction
The ability to survive and reproduce
Fitness
What species did Darwin observe that shows evidence of speciation?
Finches