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.Ch.15
Darwin and Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evolution | Change over time |
| species | organism that can produce fertile offspring |
| adaptation | inherited characteristic that increases organisms chance of survival and reproduction. |
| population | group of individuals of SAME species in a defined area who interbreed and reproduce |
| natural selection | ability of individual to survive and reproduce |
| survial of the fittest | ability to survive and reproduce successfully due to adaptation |
| Lamark's theory of evolution | Use and disuse of organs. Organism acquired or lost certain trait , thought they were passed on to offspring |
| Darwin and evolution | naturalist.traveled on the HMS beagle for 5 years.questioned the diversity of organisms studied finch beaks on Galapagus Islands published “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection” theories of natural selection and survival of the fittest |
| example of lamark's theory of evolution | EX giraffe necks grew longer due to stretching for food at top of tall trees |