evolution

Question 1

fossil

Answer 1

any remains, traces, or impressions of a living thing

Question 2

fossil record

Answer 2

a timeline of lite made by scientists who study fossils

Question 3

adaptations

Answer 3

a characteristic that helps an organism survive

Question 4

species

Answer 4

a group of organism that are closely related and can produce fertile offspring

Question 5

theory of evolution

Answer 5

the theory that things evolved over time through natural selection and mutations

Question 6

charles darwin

Answer 6

in 1849 wrote an essay called on the origin of species by means of natural selection

Question 7

theory of natural selection

Answer 7

contains 4 parts overproduction, inherited variation, struggle to survive, and successful reproduction.

Question 8

mutation

Answer 8

mistakes during dna replication that causes changes in an organism

Question 9

speciation

Answer 9

the formation of new species as a result of evolution

Question 10

primate

Answer 10

a group of mammals that include humans, apes, and monkeys, some characteristics are binocular vision and opposable thumbs

Question 11

hominids

Answer 11

a type of primate characterized by bipedalism long lower limbs and lack of a tail

Question 12

bipedalism

Answer 12

walking on two legs

Question 13

neanderthals

Answer 13

a homimid species that lived in Europe around 30000 years ago

Question 14

homo sapiens

Answer 14

a homonid species that appeared in africa between 100 and 160 thousand years ago alive today