In 1859, Charles Darwin published his book called _____________

Darwin spent many months on foot collecting specimens on these islands.

Darwin began to hypothesize that organisms developed traits over time because of differences in their ___________

Darwin observed that the shape of these finches _________ were well matched with the seeds available in their own distinct environment.

______________ are features that are passed from one generation to the next.

______________are traits that organisms develop over a lifetime

______________ explains how organisms in a population develop traits that allow them to survive and reproduce

Natural selection means that traits that offer a/ an ___________ will most likely be passed onto offspring;

Organisms that are not well-adapted, for whatever reason, to their environment, will naturally have _______ of a chance of surviving and reproducing.

Traits that allow a plant, animal, or other organism to survive and reproduce in its environment are called _____________.

The Arctic Hare's fur is white. This makes it harder for predators to see it. The white fur is a/an ______

Every living thing has

In the 19th century, an English natural scientist named ____________ was fascinated by the diversity of life on Earth