1. EVOLUTION TERMS

2. Evolution Change in DNA over many, many years
Challenge: is evolving the same as growing up?

3. Natural Selection “Survival of the Fittest”
Process in which the most fit will survive and reproduce, which changes DNA frequency

4. Which animal is the fittest in this picture?
Fitness
Ability to survive and reproduce in your environment
Which animal is the fittest in this picture?

5. Population
Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

6. Genetic Drift
Change in DNA frequency in small populations due to an unlucky event (natural disaster, wrong place, etc)

7. Gene Pool
All of the genetic material (DNA) in a population

8. Reproductive Isolation
Separation of a population so that they cannot interbreed anymore; leads to speciation

9. Geographic Isolation
Separation of a population by a geographic barrier (river, mountain range, island, etc) so that they cannot interbreed anymore; leads to speciation

10. Speciation
When a species diverges and a new species is formed

11. Biodiversity Many different types of living organisms
Ex: bears, dogs, butterflies, daisies, flies

12. Mass Extinction
Event leading to the death of many types of organisms at the same time

13. Hypothesis
Possible explanation based on observations or research

14. Experimental Error Possible error that occurs during an experiment
Ex: all rulers, beakers have error (nothing is perfect!)

15. Control Factor in an experiment that is not changed
Ex: the sugar pill (placebo)
Which flower is the control?

16. Scientific Evidence
observations/facts that are collected using the scientific method

17. Logic
Reasoning
Creating valid arguments

18. Sentence Def. in your words Ex. of what is not Drawing
Idea for Practice: For each vocabulary word, complete a bubble map. Make sure to color code.
Sentence
Def. in your words
Word
Ex. of what is not
Drawing