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Darwin/Nat.Selection
7-3 Ch 13 - Darwin and Natural Selection
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive | adaptation |
| a change in a species over time | evolution |
| the process by which organisms acquire adaptations | natural selection |
| the islands that Darwin visited helping him shape his ideas on evolution | Galapagos |
| differences in a strucutre or behavior within a population | variations |
| fighting over limited resources, either within a population or between populations of different species | competition |
| the scientist that first published the accepted theory of evolution | Charles Darwin |
| the ship that Darwin sailed on in the 1830's | HMS Beagle |
| the title and date of Darwin's book | On the Origin of Species, 1859 |
| a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring | species |
| separation of populations of the same species by geography or events (river, ocean, mountain, volcano..) | isolation |
| How do new species form? | From adapting to conditions differently after separation through isolation |
| an adaptation that is a physical feature / part of the body | structural |
| an adaptation that is an action / something it does | behavioral |
| what are organisms that Darwin studied on the Galapagos that have similar yet different forms compared to South America | Cormorants (wing differences) and Iguanas (skin color and claw differences) |
| What happens in natural selection? | organisms with more favorable variations survive to reproduce |
| things in the environment that make it challenging for organisms to survive - some are selected FOR and some AGAINST | environmental pressure |
| what happens to an individual when an environment changes? | they either HAVE an adaptation or they don't - they may die or at least suffer if they don't |
| what are organisms on Galapagos that showed different forms on different islands? | finches with different beaks, land/marine iguanas, tortoises with different shells |
| what other evidence did Darwin use for his theory? | selective breeding (artificial selection) and fossils (among others) |