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Over time animals may change behavior or physical appearance in response to changes in their environment.

What is the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully that others do?

This process often begins by a portion of a population becoming physically or geographically isolated

A specific characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring is called a…

What process could farmers use to produce vegetables that will grow well in a specific climate or in specific soil types?

If two organisms have similar traits and DNA, they probably share a common

A spider produces hundreds of eggs; only a few survive. This is an example of…

The remains of a once- living organism found in layers of rock formed by minerals seeping into the organisms remains is called a…

The fact that an organism’s offspring are not identical is known as

What does speciation create?

The process by which populations slowly change over time is called…

Sometimes part of a population moves away from the rest. What is this called?

Darwin could not answer all of the questions regarding his new theory because he didn’t know about what scientific field of study?

What was the name of the ship that Darwin traveled on during his expeditions and what Islands did he travel to?

There were two scientists that greatly influenced Darwin’s thoughts in his creation of the Theory of Evolution. Who were they and what did they study?

Modern ocean-dwelling mammals that are descended from ancient land-dwelling mammals

Groups of individuals of the same species living in the same area

When two isolated groups of a species begin to adapt differently to their environment

A scientific idea that is supported by many observations and pieces of evidence

A timeline of life provided by the remains or imprints of dead organisms

Process of separation, adaptation, and division

Process consisting of overproduction, inherited variation, the struggle to survive, and successful reproduction

Naturalist who proposed that evolution occurs through natural selection

A group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring

Likely reason that two organisms share similar DNA and similar traits