Evolution Flashcards
A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptation
The way nature chooses which organisms survive and reproduce based on their traits.
Natural Selection
the process by which living things change over time. It’s the result of genetic variation, natural selection, and inheritance.
Evolution
wealthy landowners, members of noble families
Patrician
poor/working class: farmers, traders, artisans, served in the military etc. Plebeians worked for the patricians.
Plebeian
A group of living things that can reproduce and have offspring.
Species
The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms found in rocks.
Fossil
An early form of a species from which later species evolved.
Ancestor
A collection of fossils that shows how life has changed over millions of years.
Fossil Record
