Chapter 16-Charles Darwin & Evolution

Question 1

Fossil

Answer 1

preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms

Question 2

Artificial Selection

Answer 2

selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

Question 4

Adaption

Answer 4

heritable characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

Question 5

Fitness

Answer 5

how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment

Question 6

Natural Selection

Answer 6

process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest