Evolution (Texas Biology text)

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

Who said if an organism used a structure a lot & it grew, it would be passed to offspring?

Organisms that share common ancestor & have features of common structure but different function

Paleontology is the study of -

The "present is the key to the past" describes the theory of =

What did Charles Darwin learn from the fossils of a giant armadillo that he found in Argentina?

Over time, adaptations can lead populations to experience -

All the rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)-

Biogeography is the study of the -

Which is a term for a group of similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring?

Two organisms that are closely related would have -

The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known -

What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?

All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a -

Which of the following describes natural selection?

Evolution is considered to be one of the most important theories in science, because it -

Which of the following is a fossil?

A bird that easily out competes other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high 

What are pseudogenes?

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals is a -

The theory that landforms on Earth were created as the result of sudden events is the theory of

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

In natural selection, the selective agent is the -

The development by scientists of a new color in a rose is the result of -

Fossils of marine organisms high in the Andes mountains led Darwin to conclude that -

Protein sequences in one organism that resemble those of another suggest a -

Which scientist developed a classification system for organisms?

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a -

The tortoise of Abingdon Island would be better adapted than the Albermarle Isle tortoise where

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations on the Galapagos Islands?

What observations did Charles Darwin make about finches in the Galapagos Islands?