Keom

Question 1

Species

Answer 1

a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.

Question 2

Evolution

Answer 2

evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.

Question 3

Fossil

Answer 3

Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments

Question 4

Adaptation

Answer 4

adaptation is the biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment.

Question 5

Scientific theory

Answer 5

a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation:

Question 6

Hypothesize

Answer 6

a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.