Evolution Vocab Review

What is an inherited characteristic that helps organisms survive?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Extinction

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Evolution is...

• changes over time in populations

• natural process that passes favorable traits

• historical timeline of fossils

• the process in which an animal dies out

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Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.

• Same

• Old

• Useless

• Favorable

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Gradual change in a population through adaptations over time.

• migration
• directional selection
• evolution
• speciation

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Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.

• Hardy
• Weinburg
• Darwin
• Einstein

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measure of an organisms's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population 

• Natural Selection
• Adaptation
• Fitness
• Variation

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physical or behavioral characteristics that increase chances of survival/reproduction

• microevolution

• macroevolution

• adaptation

• allele

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Structures that no longer serve a purpose.

• Homologous structures
• gene pool
• population
• Vestigial structures

Structures that have common evolutionary origins, provide evidence for common ancestor.

• Species
• Vestigial Structures
• Population
• Homologous Structures

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Any preserved remains of ancient organisms (imprint in rock, or bones, teeth, seashells, etc. are called _________.

• evolution
• fossils
• gradualism

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