Evolution

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When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?

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Natural Selection

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Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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Gigantopithecus were very large primates that lived 500,000 years ago. Since none of these mammals are still today, they are said to be....

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Extinct

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What do we call the timeline of life on Earth developed from millions of fossils?

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Fossil Record

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What do we call similar bone structures in the front limbs of animals that indicate a link to a common ancestor?

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Homologous Structures

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A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?

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An adaptation

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What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

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There were different types of food available on the island.

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What do we call a change in a species over time?

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Evolution

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Evolution

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the process which organisms change over time.

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The solidified remain or imprint of a once living thing are called:

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Fossils