Evolution Vocab

Change over time in a population; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Survival of the Fittest

• Evidence of Change

Collected body of data from observations and experiments to support a theory.

• Evolution

• Theory

• Evidence

• Evidence of Change

Preserved remains of once-living organisms

• Fossils

• Fossil Record

• Sedimentary Rock

• Species

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

• Fossils

• Fossil Record

• Sedimentary Rock

• Species

A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.

• Adaptations

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Migration

A type of adaptation that allows and organism to blend in with its surroundings

• Adaptations

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Migration

An adaptation where the organism mimics or copies the behaviors or looks of another organism for protection.

• Adaptations

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Migration

A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.

• Genetic Variation

• Successive Generations

• Environmental Factors

• Survival of the Fittest

The process that allows for the most favorable phenotypes to survive and be passed on to successive generations.

• Genetic Variation

• Successive Generations

• Environmental Factors

• Natural Selection

A proposed explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results. Evolution is a theory backed up by many different types of evidence.

• Evolution

• Theory

• Evidence

• Diversity