EVOLUTION VOCABULARY

Species group of similar organisms

that look alike and reproduce among themselves

Fossil Remains of a once living

organism preserved in the Earth

Mass Extinction A period in history when

large number of species became extinct at nearly the same time

Evolution The process in which

species change over a LONG period of time

Evolution The process in which

species change over a LONG period of time

Charles Darwin Naturalist who developed

the “Theory of Natural Selection”

Natural Selection When members of a species

are best suited for the environment it allows them to survive and reproduce at a higher rate

Fitness The reproduction of many

offspring that reaches adulthood Hi I’m

Tyrone!

Adaptation A trait that makes a

species able to survive and reproduce in an environment

Speciation The evolution of a new

species from an existing species.

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