Many different groups of organisms have wings, even though they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is because they evolved in environments with similar selective pressures. Wings are an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

What is the process called that separates DNA into fragments and you can match up their bands to see which is closely related?

All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve (what first brings about these adaptations)

Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Which species is a common ancestor for species B and D?

Structures with the same parts but have different functions, suggesting that organisms with a backbone share common ancestry is called…

When adaptative characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival, what happens to the species?

The process in which organisms with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and to produce offspring is called

A phenotype that improves an organism’s chance of survival in their environment is considered a(n) ____________.

Several of the Galapagos Islands are inhabited by grasshoppers, beetles, flies, bees, and butterflies. Finches that feed on these consumers would have beaks adapted for

Where do mutations need to take place for the traits to be passed on?

Structures with no function that are remnants of an organism’s evolutionary past are