Theory of Evolution Vocab Evidence of Evolution Misc. Macro- Evolution Classification 100

He traveled to the Galapagos Islands on the HMS Beagle and observed similar species suited to their particular environment. A 100

Who is Charles Darwin? A 100

This person suggested that there would soon be insufficient food and living space for the growing population. A 200

Who is Malthus? A 200

He proposed that giraffes got their long necks from stretching them. (the idea of use and disuse) A 300

Who is Lamarck? A 300

A 400 Geologists that proposed Earth to be many millions of years old, older than anyone believed.

Who is Hutton and Lyell? A 400

Process by which individuals better suited to their environment can survive and reproduce most successfully. A 500

What is Natural Selection or Survival of the Fittest? A 500

B 100 A long, slow change in organisms over long periods of time.

B 100 What is Evolution?

B 200 Any inherited trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s chances for survival.

B 200 What is adaptation? What is Adaptation?

B 300 A sudden change in the sequence of DNA

B 300 What is a Mutation?

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A process in which HUMANS choose the most desirable traits of a population for breeding purposes. B 500

What is Artificial Selection? B 500

C 100 Preserved or mineralized remains of organisms usually found in sedimentary rock.

What are Fossils? C 100

Structures that have similar internal structure but are adapted for different purposes (Example: Human arm/Bat wing) C 200

What are Homologous Structures? C 200

C 300 Fossil Records Geographical Distribution Homologous Structures Vestigial Organs Similarities in Embryology

C 300 What is Evidence of Evolution?

DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

Appendix in Humans Leg Bones in Whales C 400

What are examples of Vestigial Structures? C 400

C 500 The early stages of development in organisms in which there are many similarities among different species.

C 500 What is Embryology?

This may happen if a species lacks the variations necessary to adapt to a changing environment. D 100

What is Die and Become Extinct? D 100

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This historical event in England caused tree trunks and buildings to blacken with soot allowing for birds and other predators to hunt the light-colored moths more easily. D 500

What is The Industrial Revolution? D 500

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F 200 Differences such as fur color shape of teeth beak sizes shapes in shells

F 200 What is Variation?

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