Evolution

Question 1

Biogeography

Answer 1

The study and distribution of species over geological time and in geographical space

Question 2

Homologous features

Answer 2

Internal or external elements of organisms that seem similar, suggesting the connection to a common ancestor

Question 3

Analogous features

Answer 3

Elements of organisms that are similar, yet they are not related

Question 4

Vestigial features

Answer 4

Features that have no function and are from a past ancestor

Question 5

Species

Answer 5

A group of organisms that are able to reproduce offspring that are fertile

Question 6

Population

Answer 6

A group of the same species living and interbreeding within the same area

Question 7

Micro evolution

Answer 7

The changes in variation that occurs within a species

Question 8

Macro evolution

Answer 8

The development of new species from earlier species over many generations

Question 9

Speciation

Answer 9

Occurs when species change significantly over many millennia, giving rise to two or more different forms

Question 10

Extinction

Answer 10

Occurs when species become unsuitable to their environment and eventually die out