Evolutionary History Review

Front

What is a specific characteristic of an individual organism?

Back

Trait

Front

What does the similarity in body structures of different species tell us about their ancestors?

Back

All three species share an ancestor population, but the red-eared slider and the greater flamingo share a more recent ancestor population, which is why they share the egg-laying structure.

Front

What is evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones or footprints?

Back

Fossil

Front

What is a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group?

Back

Histogram

Front

Which species is most closely related to humans based on the evolutionary tree?

Back

Cats

Front

What is the process by which species change over time?

Back

Evolution

Front

What term describes a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

Back

Species

Front

What is the term for a change in a DNA sequence that can lead to new traits?

Back

Mutation

Front

What do we call the preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past?

Back

Fossils

Front

What is the term for the study of how living things change over time?

Back

Paleontology