Evolution Flashcards
Theory of evolution of species by natural selection is better known as ..
Darwinism
Evolution
Where living organisms developed from early species
1859: Orgin of species is written by
Charles Darwin
Organisms better adapting to their environment in order to survive and reproduce is called..
Natural selection
Survival of the fittest :
The best adapted to their environment
Species
Similar individuals capable of interbreeding
Changes in DNA
Mutation
Becoming better suited to the environment is considered
Adaptation
Forming a new distinct species in the course of evolution
Speciation
MACRO evolution
Major change of a whole group
Dino to a bird
Change within a species or small group
Ex: beak size
Micro evolution
Original evolution of life from non moving organisms
Abiogenesis
Spontaneous generation
Francesco redi
Hypothetical process that living things develop from non living matter
Transitional species
Missing link
Extinct species
Homologous Structure
Organs or structures that are similar in a different species