Charles Darwin

Question 1

English naturalist that proposed the theory of natural selection.

Answer 1

Charles Darwin

Question 2

Facts that support scientific ideas or theories

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Evidence

Question 3

The death or complete disappearance of all the members of a species

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Extinction

Question 4

The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the distant past

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Fossil

Question 5

Timeline covering millions of years and showing the major eras of Earth’s distant past

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Geologic Time Scale

Question 6

Structures that are similar in different species

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Homologous Structures

Question 7

The extinction of a huge number of species at about the same time

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Mass Extinction

Question 8

The process by which the organisms that are best adapted to their environments survive and reproduce

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Natural Selection

Question 9

The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times. The study of fossils, of plants, animals and other organisms

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Paleontology

Question 10

The practice of choosing plants and animals with desirable traits to reproduce

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Selective Breeding