Evolution Booklet Quiz

The development of a new species

• speciation
• adaptation
• evolution
• fitness

Changes in a species over a long period of time

• speciation
• adaptation
• evolution
• fitness

Inherited characteristics that increase the fitness of an organism

• speciation
• adaptation
• evolution
• fitness

Theory that all species developed from a single common ancestor; also called Principle of Common Descent; very controversial; 

• Macro evolution
• Micro evolution
• Convergent evolution
• Divergent evolution

States that organisms change over time to be better suited to their environment; also called natural selection or survival of the fittest

• Macro evolution
• Micro evolution
• Convergent evolution
• Divergent evolution

The accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species

• Macro evolution
• Micro evolution
• Convergent evolution
• Divergent evolution

Process where organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments

• Macro evolution
• Micro evolution
• Convergent evolution
• Divergent evolution

Organisms acquire traits throughout their life as they need or use them 

• Lamarck's Theory of Acquired Characteristics
• Darwin's Theory of Acquired Characteristics
• Lamarck's Theory of Natural Selection
• Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

Survival of the fittest; the environment acts on variation within the population so that only the most fit individuals survive and reproduce

• Lamarck's Theory of Acquired Characteristics
• Darwin's Theory of Acquired Characteristics
• Lamarck's Theory of Natural Selection
• Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

Same structure; different function

• Analogous structure
• Homologous structure
• Vestigial structure
• Acquired structure