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Darwin's Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the main concept of On the Origin of Species? | Organisms live and produce offspring based on how well they are adapted to their environment. |
| What is the definition of natural selection? | The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and produce offspring. |
| What is a tree of life? | A tree of life connects ancestral species to other species that have developed from the original ancestor. |
| How is the tree of life related to Darwin’s theory of evolution? | The tree of life shows how ancestral species have changed and become many new species. This links to Darwin’s theory that species will change based on the environment that they live in. |
| True or False: every species on earth has a common ancestor. | True |
| What species did Darwin study that led to his theory of evolution? | The Galapagos Island Finches. |
| What is the biological definition of evolution? | The process by which different organisms have developed and diversified from earlier organisms. |