Evolution

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

Process in which inherited characteristic within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise

Question 2

Adaption

Answer 2

Characteristic that improves an individuals ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment

Question 3

Natural Selection

Answer 3

Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do

Question 4

Charles Darwin

Answer 4

Served as a naturalists who made observations in evolution while on his journey across the world

Question 5

Selective Breeding

Answer 5

Human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired characteristics

Question 6

Thomas Malthus

Answer 6

Wrote a famous book entitled “An Essay on the Principle of Population”; noted that humans have potential to reproduce rapidly but with consequences

Question 7

Charles Lyell

Answer 7

Wrote “Principles of Geology”; presented evidence that Earth had formed by natural processes over time

Question 8

Species

Answer 8

A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

Question 9

Speciation

Answer 9

Formation of new species as a result of evolution