Ants are the correct size and weight needed to open the flowers for the peony plant.  The peony plant provides food for the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s flowers

The kit fox lives in the desert and has large ears with greater surface area that keep the fox from getting overheated.  The red fox lives in the forest and has a red coat that keeps it camouflaged.

Ostriches (birds) and giraffes (mammals) are both native to the savannahs of Africa.  They eat food that is high off the ground and share the same characteristic of an elongated neck.

The Galapagos finches evolved through natural selection from a common mainland ancestor into a wide variety of different looking species.

A form of evolution where two species having a close ecological relationship evolve together such that one species adapts to changes in the other, thereby affecting each other's evolution.

The extinct pterosaurs (reptile) of the Jurassic period and the modern albatross (bird) both evolved wings as well as a distinct long beak, but are not derived from a common ancestor.

Evolution occurring gradually and slowly over long periods of time

Evolution occurring quickly due to catastrophic events

According to evolutionary theory, all living things have a common

Gradualism occurs when geologic and climatic conditions are _______________.

Which form of evolution can occur quickly?