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What is the formation of 2 or more species from an existing species called?

Speciation

What are the two famous evolution scientists we discussed?

Lamarck & Darwin

Fitness is the ability of an organism to ________________ and ______________________?

Survive; Reproduce

Paleontology is the study of _______________.

Fossils

Where did Darwin travel to on his expedition?

Galapagos Islands

What species is often associated with Darwin’s work?

Finches

________________ _____________, or remnants of organs or structures that had a function in an earlier ancestor.

Vestigial Structures

What did Darwin notice about the type of bird that he observed?

Different beak sizes

A dog had her tail bobbed shortly after birth. This is an example of what kind of trait?

Acquired

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in the group to which it belongs is ____________.

Variation

The separation of populations by barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water is called _____________.

Geographic Isolation

Body parts that are similar in structure (have a common ancestor) but perform different functions are called ______________________.

Homologous Structures

The idea that each living species has descended with changes from other species over time is called ______________________.

Descent with Modification

Darwin’s concept of evolution was not influenced by a. Lamarck b. observations c. his trip on the Beagle d. DNA

d. DNA

The combined genetic information of all members of a particular population is the population’s ___________ _____________.

Gene pool

Darwin journeyed to the Galapagos on the HMS ____________________.

Beagle

When dog breeders breed the two strongest dogs, this is an example of __________ ______________.

Artificial Selection

What is the name of Charles Darwin’s work?

On the Origin of Species

When species cannot interbreed because of mountains or other barriers, this is _________________ isolation.

Geographic

Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is also known as “___________ of the _____________.”

Survival of the Fittest

A mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals is known as _____________ ____________

Natural Selection

What is a feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment?

Adaptation

The Galapagos Islands are located off of the coast of which country?

Ecuador in South America

Who proposed the theory on the evolution of acquired characteristics?

Lamarck

____________ is the change over time.

Evolution