Ch 16 Evolutionary Theory

The process of change by which new species develop from preexisting species over time 

• evolution
• genetics
• drift
• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits  

• natural selection
• genetic drift
• artificial selection
• adaption

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do 

• artificial selection
• natural selection
• genetic drift
• speciation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A trait that improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce; the process of becoming adapted 

• selection
• drift
• speciation
• adaption

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock

• fossil
• drift
• homologous
• speciation

Describes a character that is shared by a group of species because it is inherited from a common ancestor

• adaption
• speciation
• homologous
• genetics

The formation of new species as a result of evolution

• speciation
• genetics
• evolution
• adaption

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A clear understanding of something

• infer
• insight
• generate
• adaption

To derive by reasoning

• develop
• generate
• insight
• infer

The study of the frequency and interaction of alleles and genes in populations 

• popluation genetics
• speciation
• genetics
• infer