Intro To Evolution

ADAPTATION
ADAPTIVERADIATION
ALLELICFREQUENCY
ANALOGOUSSTRUCTURE
ANATOMY
ARTIFICIALSELECTION
BEAGLE
CAMOUFLAGE
CENOZOIC
CREATIONISM
DARWIN
DINOSAUR
DIVERSITY
EMBRYOLOGY
ENDANGERED
EVIDENCE
FINCH
GALAPAGOS
GENETICDRIFT
ISOLATION
MIMICRY
MUTATION
NATURALSELECTION
POPULATION
REPRODUCE
SPECIATION
TIMELINE
TORTOISE
TRILOBITE
VARIATION

Key Terms To Familiarize Yourself With That Pertain To Evolution. ____________________ A form of an inherited characteristic. ____________________ the order of these in the limbs of humans and bats show we had a common ancestor. _____________________ process by which organisms that are better adapted to survive, do so and reproduce successfully (2 words). ____________________ type of rock where fossils are commonly found. ____________________ a scientist like Charles Darwin that studies nature. ____________________ part of a bird that has different shapes and is adapted to the way the bird gets food. ____________________ made up of all of the fossils that have ever been found (2 words). ____________________ this animal currently lives in the ocean, but fossil evidence shows that its ancient ancestor once lived on land. ____________________ a chart that shows how species are related, and when they had a common ancestor (2 words). ____________________ groups of organisms that can mate with each other and make offspring that can also have babies. ____________________ remains or imprints of once-living organisms from the past. ____________________ something that helps an organism to survive in its environment. ____________________ process by which populations of organisms change over time. ____________________ choosing plants or animals with particular traits to breed (2 words).

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ADAPTATION  1210w
ADAPTIVERADIATION  202w
ALLELICFREQUENCY  204sw
ANALOGOUSSTRUCTURE  202s
ANATOMY  1010sw
ARTIFICIALSELECTION  1111sw
BEAGLE  1819n
CAMOUFLAGE  216n
CENOZOIC  117w
CREATIONISM  148w
DARWIN  1917w
DINOSAUR  619ne
DIVERSITY  1110sw
EMBRYOLOGY  2019w
ENDANGERED  198s
EVIDENCE  177w
FINCH  69e
GALAPAGOS  126w
GENETICDRIFT  207sw
ISOLATION  175w
MIMICRY  25e
MUTATION  214ne
NATURALSELECTION  220e
POPULATION  11e
REPRODUCE  193w
SPECIATION  920ne
TIMELINE  1112sw
TORTOISE  23e
TRILOBITE  184w
VARIATION  1016ne