key term examples Flashcards
evolution ex.
giraffes grow longer necks to reach higher leaves.`
theory ex.
answer after experiment
artificial selection ex.
dog breeding
natural selection ex.
moths being different colors based on the environment
the struggle for existence ex.
a fight to the death between creatures
fitness ex.
brown beetles live longer than green ones when living on trees
adaptation ex.
plants adapting to live in deserts - cactus
survival of the fittest ex.
wooly mammoths vanishing
descent with modification ex.
bird’s beaks on the Galapagos islands
common descent ex.
different species having a common ancestor - wolves, foxes, dogs, and coyotes.
homologous structure ex.
the wings of bats and the arms of monkeys
vestigial organ ex.
the external part of ears, wisdom teeth, body hair, etc.
