Evolution Flashcards
Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival
Adaptation
Change in a kind of organism over time
Evolution
Ship Darwin and Wallace sailed
HMS Beagle
Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation amount different organisms
Artificial selection
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their enviornment survive and reproduce most successfully.
Survival of the fittest
Fossils
Preserved remains or evidence of ancient organisms
Homologous
Used to refer to chromosomes that each have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite sex parent
Creator of the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
Principle that all living things were derived from common ancestors
Common descent
Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
Theory
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their enviornment survive and reproduce most successfully (survival of the fittest)
Natural selection
Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in it’s enviornment
Fitness
Organ that serves no useful function in an organism
Vestigial
