Evolution

Question 1

Earth formed

Answer 1

4.6 billion years ago

Question 2

Life formed

Answer 2

3.8 billion years ago

Question 3

Common descent with modification

Answer 3

species undergo modifications through successive generations

Question 4

species

Answer 4

• different kinds of organisms

- individuals of the same species share genetic similarity and can potentially interbreed

Question 5

population

Answer 5

all individuals of the same species occupying a specific area over a particular time

Question 6

fitness

Answer 6

measure of successful reproduction; leaving behind offspring/ genes

Question 7

All species have descended from

Answer 7

other species/ common ancestor

Question 8

Natural selection

Answer 8

the process through which a trait that confers reproductive advantage (greater fitness) to an individual spreads in a population over successive generations

Question 9

biotic potential

Answer 9

most populations are capable of producing more offspring than can be supported by the environment