vocabulary

Question 1

species

Answer 1

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

Question 2

adaptation

Answer 2

a characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment

Question 3

evolution

Answer 3

the process in witch inherited characteristic within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise

Question 4

fossil

Answer 4

the remains r physical evidence of an orgasm preserved by geological processes

Question 5

fossil record

Answer 5

a historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the earth’s crust

Question 6

trait

Answer 6

a genetically determined characteristic

Question 7

selective breeding

Answer 7

the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired characteristic

Question 8

natural selection

Answer 8

the posses by witch individuals that are better adapter to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals

Question 9

generation time

Answer 9

the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the ext generation

Question 10

Relative Dating

Answer 10

any method of determining whether an event or object is older or younger than other events or objects

Question 11

Absolute Dating

Answer 11

any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years

Question 12

Extinct

Answer 12

decides a species that has died out completely