Evolution, Natural Selection & Adaptations

The remains, imprints or preserved evidence of a prehistoric organism.

• population

• species

• fossil

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Inherited trait that makes an individual physically DIFFERENT from other members of the same species.

• competition

• variation

• mutation

• vestigial structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Survival of the Fittest. Individuals that are best suited to their environment will survive & reproduce.

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• variation

• overproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

SIMILAR body parts among different species indicating that they possibly share a common ancestor.

• comparative embryology

• homologous structures

• variation

• vestigial structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Inherited trait that HELPS an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

• adaptation

• evolution

• competition

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and CAN reproduce with one another.

• community

• population

• species

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Body part that is no longer needed for survival, but may have served an important function in the organism's ancestor.

• comparative embryology

• homologous structures

• variation

• vestigial structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

When organisms work against one other for a RESOURCE that is in short supply.

• selection

• overproduction

• environmental change

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This scientist developed the theory of EVOLUTION by natural selection. He sailed to the Galapagos Islands to do his research & wrote the book, "On the Origin of Species".

• Albert Darwin

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Einstein

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Humans come in all different heights. Adults range from 2.5 feet to 8 feet tall. What is this an example of?

• adaptation

• natural selection

• vestigial structure

• variation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2