Darwin/Evolution Summ Review

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

• population

• crowd

• species

the gradual change in a species over time

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival

• adaptation

• evolution

• fitness

the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

• speciation

• special

• adaptation

differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs

• adaptation

• variation

• homologous structure

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Charles Derwin
• Charlie Darwin
• Chris Darwin

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

• Australia
• Barbados
• Galapagos 
• Trinidad

What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?

• Giraffes
• Seagulls
• Seals
• Finches

For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?

• Through luck
• Through natural selection
• Through careful management
• Through choice

What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes