vocab quiz

Question 1

Darwin

Answer 1

naturalist and geologist aboard the hms beagle whose observations led to one of the most important scientific theories of all times (theory of evolution)

Question 2

Evolution

Answer 2

The process by which different kinds of living organisms change over time and are fueled by natural selection

Question 3

Natural Selection

Answer 3

the process by which an individuals that are better adapted to their environment and are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species

Question 4

Over production

Answer 4

when a species of animals produces a great amount of offspring. it can be beneficial because the more offspring, the more likely that more offspring the offspring will survive. but it can be bad if there isn’t enough resources for the offspring to survive

Question 5

Variation

Answer 5

any differences between individuals of the same species

Question 6

Adaptation

Answer 6

a trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce

Question 7

Homologous Structure

Answer 7

similar structures that related species have inherited from common ancestors

Question 8

Vestigial structure

Answer 8

structures that animals have but no longer use

Question 9

Primate

Answer 9

biological order that comprises prosimans, monkeys, apes, and humans

Question 10

Embryology

Answer 10

The study of the formation in development of an embryo