natural selection + evolution

Question 1

Inheritance

Answer 1

next generation will have individuals with better adapted variations

Question 2

Evolution

Answer 2

gradual change in characteristics of a species over time

Question 3

Fossils

Answer 3

remains of organisms from millions of years ago found in rocks

Question 4

Fossil records

Answer 4

used by scientists to see how organisms changed over time by arranging them in chronological order

Question 5

fossil record incomplete because…. 4 reasons

Answer 5

• early life forms were soft bodied, fewer traces
• conditions were rare
• still discovering fossils
• traces often destroyed by geological events - earthquakes

Question 6

Natural selection

Answer 6

individuals with characteristics that are better adapted to an environment make them have a better chance of survival in their environment

Question 7

Natural selection

Answer 7

individuals with characteristics are better adapted to an environment make them have a better chance of survival in their environment

Question 8

Antibiotics

Answer 8

Due to the misuse of antibiotics bacterial resistance to antibiotics is increasing. This means that the bacteria are no longer destroyed by the antibiotics