Process where organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
Sloppy joes
Vestigial structures
Embryology
Natural Selection
A change in the DNA sequence of a gene
Genotype
Chromosome
Mutation
Phenotype
A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
Adaptation
Embryos
Chromosomes
Genes
The differences between the individuals in a species. Example: eye color, skin color, hair color
Natural selection
Evolution
Variation
Darwin
The gradual change of an entire species over time
Giraffes
Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Evolution
An organ or body part that appears in different animals and is similar in structure and location, but doesn't necessarily share the same purpose.
Embryology
Homologous Structure
The traces or remains of a once living organism
Embryos
Fossils
A molecule that contains the genetic instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.
DNA
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Protein
The comparison of embryo development of different species.
Homologous structures
Comparative Embryology
When no individuals of a species are alive
Vestigial
Embryology
Extinction
The best adapted to their environment is called:
A humdinger
The baddest
Toast
The fittest
Organisms that are able to survive are more likely to pass their traits onto offspring, which is called
vestigial structures
survival of the fittest
homologous structures
embryonic development
Which one is not evidence of evolution
Comparing Homologous Structure
Comparing Embryology
Myths and legends
DNA
