Natural Selection
This person developed the basis of modern evolutionary theory
Charles Darwin
A structural adaptation that enables one species to resemble another species.
Mimicry
All of the alleles of the population's genes as being together in large pool called a...
Gene pool
When an ancestral species evolves into an array of species to fit a number of diverse habitats
Adaptive radiation
What island did Darwin's theory develop from?
Galapagos
An adaptation that enables species to blend with their surroundings.
Camouflage
The percentage of any specific allele in the gene pool is called....
Allele frequency
A pattern of evolution in which species that once were similar to an ancestral species diverge, or become increasingly distinct.
Divergent evolution
Breeding organisms with specific traits in order to produce offspring with identical traits is called...
Artificial selection
Scientists study these. They provide a record of early life and evolutionary history.
Fossils
Refers to a population in which the frequency of alleles stays the same over generations is called...
Allele Equilibrium
A pattern of evolution is which distantly related organisms evolve similar traits.
Convergent evolution
This occurs when organisms with certain variations survive, reproduce, and pass their variations to the next generation.
Structural features with a common evolutionary origin are called...
Homologous structures
The alteration of allelic frequencies by chance events.
Genetic drift
The idea that species originate through a gradual change in adaptations
Gradualism
What was the name of the vessel that Darwin travelled on?
Beagle
The body parts of organisms that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function are called....
Analogous structures
The evolution of a new species, a process called....
Speciation
Occurs when formerly interbreeding organisms can no longer mate and produce fertile offspring
Reproductive isolation