Evolution Vocab

Match the following

• observable traits that can be seen in an individual

• fitness

• when an organism is considered to be "more fit" as a result of an inherited trait

• reproductive advantage

• the abiity of an organism to produce fertile offspring

• phenotype

• sex cell (egg or sperm)

• gamete

Match the following

• specific versions of an observable trait

• mutation

• any change in the DNA sequence/order over time

• allele

• process where nature selects from a variety of traits that allow an organism to survive more often

• adaptation

• an inheritable feature that helps an organism reproduce and/or survive in their current environment

• natural selection

Match the following

• the inheritable trait that gives an organism an advantage over other individuals of their kind

• evolution

• small differences in traits of organisms

• selective advantage

• any changes in traits that are inherited over time

• heritable

• can be "inherited" or passed down through generations

• variation