Evolution and Adaptations

Unit Questions

1. What is biological evolution?

2. What are the different types of adaptations that make a variety of species so successful?

3. How does natural selection work?

4. What is the difference between natural selection and artificial selection?

5. What evidence has been found that supports the theory of evolution?

Vocabulary (*essential vocabulary)

• fossil

• fossil record

• geologic timescale

• extinction

• biological evolution*

• natural selection*

• adaptation*

• variation*

• comparative anatomy

• camouflage

• mimicry

• mutation

• selective breeding

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

Online Resources

Evolution Quizlet

Helpful Videos

Class Notes and Resources