Unit 7: Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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- Q1
Idea that only the best adapted organisms survive
extinction
survival of the fittest
genetic variation
theory of evolution
30s - Q2
the gradual change in a species over time
Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin
preserved remains of once-living organisms
natural selection
30s - Q3
Preserved remains of once-living organisms
fossils
fossil record
adaptation
similar structures
30s - Q4
the process by which organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce
survival of the fittest
natural selection
adaptation
theory of evolution
30s - Q5
shared body structures suggest that organisms had a common ancestor
fossil record
fossils
environmental factors
similar structures
30s - Q6
the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
survival of the fittest
common ancestor
extinction
adaptation
30s - Q7
a behavior or physical trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
natural selection
survival of the fittest
common ancestor
adaptation
30s - Q8
everything outside of DNA that affects an organism's ability to survive
fossils
environmental factors
extinction
genetic variation
30s - Q9
British natural scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin
extinction
fossils
environmental factors
30s - Q10
one type of evidence of evolution, to look at the remains of an organism
fossil record
theory of evolution
fossil
extinction
30s - Q11
a range of inherited traits within a species
extinction
natural selection
survival of the fittest
genetic variation
30s - Q12
the shared ancestor of two or more different organisms
fossil record
common ancestor
similar structures
environmental factors
30s