Evolution Vocabulary (2023/2024) 100% Correct

Evolution Vocabulary (2023/2024) 100% Correct Evolution theory, based on scientific evidence, that describes how organisms change over time in response to their environment. Camouflage a method of blending into an environment. Mimicry the resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surrounding Adaptation an inherited trait that increases a population's chances of survival and reproduction in a particular environment or niche Vestigial Structure structures that have lost all or most of their function/purpose Homologous Structure similar structure, different function Analogous Structure different structure, similar function Natural Selection the idea that organisms that are best suited for their environment will live longer and are more likely to reproduce and pass on favorable traits to their offspring. Artificial Selection process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits Survival of the Fittest (Natural Selection) process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully Fitness the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment Biogeography the study of the geographical distribution of organisms Fossil Record information about past life, including the structure of organisms, what they ate, what ate them, in what environment they lived, and the order in which they lived Extinct the state of being no longer in existence; the end of a species. Embryology a science on the development of an embryo Gene Flow the physical movement of alleles from one population to another Gene Pool collection of alleles found in all of the individuals of a population Genetic Drift a mechanism of evolution in which allele frequencies of a population change over generations due to chance Mutation a change in the sequence of a gene (DNA) Punctuated Equilibrium a model of evolution in which speciation occurs suddenly and rapidly followed by long periods of little evolutionary change.