Evolution and Natural Selection Review

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

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Extinction

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Mistakes or changes that occur in the DNA sequence are called...

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mutations

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What do we call similar physical structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?

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homologous structures

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The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...

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fossils

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

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They were different types of food available on the island.

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Which would NOT be considered a fossil?

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stories passed down from generation to generation

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What is it called when an organism is best adapted to its environment, it will survive and reproduce more successfully than other organisms less adapted?

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natural selection

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Who was the first naturalist to study evolution?

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Charles Darwin

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Process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms.

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Natural selection

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This is a process in which organisms gradually change over time.

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Evolution