8.LS.5 Vocab Natural Selection

Question 1

Person who studies plants and animals by observing them

Answer 1

Naturalist

Question 2

Slight difference in the appearance of individual members of a species

Answer 2

Variation

Question 3

Process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations

Answer 3

Natural Selection

Question 4

Characteristic of a species that enables the species to survive in its environment

Answer 4

Adaptation

Question 5

Adaptation that enables species to blend in with their environments

Answer 5

Camouflage

Question 6

Resemblance of one species to another species

Answer 6

Mimicry

Question 7

The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics

Answer 7

Selective Breeding

Question 8

Study of similarities and differences among structures of living species

Answer 8

Comparative Anatomy

Question 9

Body part found in multiple species that performs a similar function but differs in structure

Answer 9

Analogous Structure

Question 10

Body part found in multiple species that is similar in structure and position but different in function

Answer 10

Homologous Structure

Question 11

Body part that has lost its original function through evolution

Answer 11

Vestigial Structure

Question 12

Science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth!

Answer 12

Embryology