Plants and animals are going extinct every day due to loss of habitat, deforestation, climate change and pollution, etc.

When an entire species no longer exists.

The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past.

Chain of islands near South America where Darwin studied all kinds of organisms (finches, tortoises, beetles, etc.)

The gradual change in a species over time.

A random error in DNA

Birds collected and studied by Darwin. He was interested in them because they were very similar but had different beaks.

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

The evolution of organisms BEST ADAPTED/Fittest for their environment.

When Humans (farmers, breeders, etc.) breed organisms to produce desirable traits.

Traits like camouflage, toxicity, deterrence, etc. that improve an organisms chance for survival.

Any changes or differences between individuals of the same species

The father of Evolution. He wrote "Origin of the Species" which outlined his theory of Evolution.

Another word for "evidence" (a synonym for evidence) would be:

Body structures that remain as evidence of evolution (ie; in humans: tail bone, wisdom teeth, appendix, etc.)

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