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Biology

Vocabulary Quiz

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Who observed variations in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galápagos? Charles Darwin
In addition to observing living organisms, Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms, called fossils
Differences among individuals of a species are referred to as natural variation
Which would an animal breeder use to produce cows that give more milk? artificial selection
Give some features of Darwin's theory the process of natural selection causes organisms to change over time, organisms have been evolving for millions of years, individual organisms differ
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called an adaptation
The concept that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time is referred to as descent with modification
fitness is a result of adaptations
structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are homologous structures
What is natural selection? change that happens when nature is at work
what is survival of the fittest? process by which individuals that are better suited for their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
vestigial organ organ that serves no useful function is an organism
Created by: Lauren Pole
 

 



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