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18 Evolution vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural selection | Survival of the "fittest". Live and pass on your genes. |
| Variation | Differences between members of the same species |
| Overproduction | Organisms produce more offspring than can survive, increasing variation and adaptability |
| Competition | The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources |
| Geologic time | Oldest fossils are deeper and simpler |
| Homologous structures | Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry. |
| Biochemistry | Comparing DNA, Proteins, Enzymes etc to find common ancestry |
| Embryology | Embryos develop similarly because of common ancestry |
| Use and disuse | "Inheritance of acquired characteristics" a disproven "use it or lose it" theory of evolution |
| Resistance | Bacteria who have a gene that helps them survive antibiotics (NOT IMMUNITY) |
| Eohippus | Fossils demonstrate that the ancient horse is a shorter ancestor of the modern horse |